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Hoarding behavior is a normal phenomenon commonly observed in all corners of the world to prevent future scarcity of resources and overcome challenges of survival. Hoarding signs typically develop in childhood or early adolescence, which may become a serious disorder in the late phase of life. At present, hoarding disorder has been covered under the chapter of ‘Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders’ along with obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder), and excoriation (skin-picking) disorder as per DSM-5. Hoarding disorder (HD) is defined as a persistent difficulty discarding possessions, resulting in an accumulation of belongings, causing severe clutter and the congestion of living areas. HD appears to be a chronic problem that presents a burden on family and society. Pharmacotherapy of this disorder exhibits a gloomy picture since no approved allopathic medicines are available for its management. The best clinically proven way to manage hoarding disorder is with cognitive behavioral therapy, which motivates the patient specifically in addressing the key characteristics of this disorder. Recent lines of evidence suggest...
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Karnataka is a southern state of India with richer diversity of plants and nearly 20% of its land area occupied by forest. Geographically Karnataka state is divided into three major zones, Western Ghats (Sahyadri), Coastal region and the Eastern plains which harbor a diversity of medicinal plants that have been used in traditional medicine by tribes and various ethnic groups for their primary health care systems. Effective herbal folk therapy is a challenge as it requires the knowledge of plants, method of collection, mode of preparation, dosage and many other aspects of treatment. Traditional uses of medicinal plants for neuro-musculo- skeletal disorders in Karnataka specifically have not been reviewed. This review presents the ethnomedicinal plants used for the treatment of common neuro-musculo-skeletal disorders such as arthritis, rheumatism, epilepsy, lumbago, paralysis, sprain, migraine, insomnia, depression, bone fracture, psychosis, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and neural disorders by various ethnic communities of Karnataka. A total 327 species of plants belonging to 93 families have been reviewed and compiled. 325 of them belong...
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Drugs have been controlled by the nasal route for remedial & therapeutic use since ancient times. Enthusiasm & importance for the basic impacts of drugs directed via the nasal route has developed to last decades. Intra-nasal drug organization provides an attractive substitute for achieving the important beneficial impacts of drugs virtually similar to the parenteral route, that may be improperly engineered on occasion or through the oral organization, that may contribute to inadequately low bioavailability of drugs. Along these lines, it is crucial to identify the potential & impediments of various nasal drug conveyance frameworks. In this way, the object of this paper is to study the different forms of pharmaceutical dosage that may be utilized in the vicinity or in a basic drug organization. It is obviously anticipated that this study would help to understand & advance expand appropriate intra-nasal strategies to meet specific restorative...
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Perilla frutescens (Linn.) is an annual herbal medicinal, aromatic, vitamins-rich food and ornamental plant that belongs to the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is distributed throughout India, extending to China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and other Asian countries. Perilla frutescens seeds, leaves and stems contain fixed oil which is useful edible oil. It is an alternative source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (linolenic acid (54%-64%), i.e., omega-3-fatty acids), phenolic compounds (rosmarinic acids, luteolin, chrysoleriol, quercetin, catechin, protocatechuic acid, and apigenin), natural antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Recent advances prove that compounds purified from Perilla frutescens have been proven to be biologically active against several major diseases to treat depression-related diseases, anxiety, asthma, chest stuffiness, vomiting, coughs, colds, flu, phlegm, tumors, allergies, intoxication, fever, headache, stuffy nose, constipation, abdominal pain, and indigestion. It also acts as an analgesic, anti-abortive agent, sedative such as an antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-allergic, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and neuroprotective activities. This present review deals with the update of biological activities of isolated bioactive chemical constituents of Perilla frutescens and explores...
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Pollution and overgrowing populations cause many problems such as environmental degradation, climate change, disease, etc. Among all the problems, the disease is an important factor that may affect the normal day-to-day activities of human beings, and it may be fatal sometime. Hence many researchers, government and private sectors are involved in the process of formulating new drugs to the existing diseases. Western medicine is the widely accepted way of medical practice which is adopted by many countries. But unfortunately, sometimes Western medicine is not applicable for certain people due to their allergic nature, cost and unavailability, etc. Hence peoples search for alternate medicine to cure their ailments. Siddha System of Medicine (SSM) is one of the widely accepted ways of alternate medicine practiced in India’s southern region. This Siddha medicine is widely used to treat various dangerous diseases like cancer, liver disease, viral diseases, etc. Liver disease is common in developing countries like India. The Thiratchai kudineer is a polyherbal formulation used to treat various liver diseases. Thus, this...
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