Brahmi brouhaha

The memory-boosting effects of a Brahmi -based drug in humans is yet to be fully ascertained

Trial by fire

The Union Health and Family Welfare ministry finally accepts an Ayurvedic treatment of leukaemia

Bael smoothie

Herb to the rescue

Drugged to sickness

The power of urine

A treatment for AIDS

The US recognises an Ayurvedic treatment that can help combat AIDS

Alternative remedy

COP15 Montreal: Tribals are sentinels of forest biodiversity, not destructors

From food to medicine, tribal knowledge has helped humans survive for thousands of years

The other course

Traditional curative systems like ayurveda, homoeopathy, acupuncture... are being revived as alternative medicine. But in India and the Orient, …

A leaf from history

The search for easily applicable environment-friendly plant protection technologies could very well find its answer in the pages of history

Drinking success

While Indians rant and rave against biopiracy, Brahmi, innovatively packaged, becomes a household name in the US. In India, manufacturers …

Centre grants Rs 45 crore for upgrading & establishing Unani medicine facilities 

Funds will be also used to set up fundamental Unani research centre at Hyderabad

Campaign

Barriers under pestle?

WHO introduces guidelines to promote traditional medicines

Label heavy metal

Herbal products for exports will have carry additional info

Herbal fright

But drug manufacturers say concerns are misplaced

Poison saves

A snake bite for every joint pain, say scientists

Magical mushroom: Scaling up Ganoderma lucidum cultivation will benefit farmers, users

Ganoderma lucidum has over 400 chemical constituents with medicinal properties

Finally, antiviral drug for dengue in the offing

World’s first botanical drug against dengue is in the final stage of development at the Delhi-based International Centre for Genetic …

"Ayurveda has no lobby"

David Frawley, director, American Institute of Vedic Studies, New Mexico, USA spoke to Vibha Varshney about ayurveda in the US

Ayurvedic cure for malaria

Two plants found in tropical India prove useful

Stealing what is ours

MONEYMAKERS

Five steps to recovery

Panchakarma , an ayurvedic treatment, holds the key to Bhopal gas victims' recovery