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A Review on the General Features, Current Status, Opportunities of Threatened Yeheb (Cordeauxia edulis H.) Plant in Ethiopia
Yeneayehu Fenetahun Mihertu,
Girma Eshetu Teshome
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2017
Pages:
1-6
Received:
30 November 2016
Accepted:
27 December 2016
Published:
18 January 2017
Abstract: This paper reviews and discusses on the general features, current status and opportunities of threatened yeheb (Cordeauxia edulis Hemsl. Plant in Ethiopia. The literature review was done by collecting relevant information from journal articles, books and electronic resources. The review sums up the following key points on the general feature, current status and opportunities on yeheb, (1) it is a multi-branched evergreen shrub and a drought resistant and desertification tolerant plant, (2) it is threatened with extinction from most of its habitat and deserves careful protection and detailed tests in cultivation and (3) In view of great danger of its extinction, different measures have been suggested to preserve C. edulis and improve its production.
Abstract: This paper reviews and discusses on the general features, current status and opportunities of threatened yeheb (Cordeauxia edulis Hemsl. Plant in Ethiopia. The literature review was done by collecting relevant information from journal articles, books and electronic resources. The review sums up the following key points on the general feature, curre...
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Phytoecdysteroids: Isolation and Biological Applications
Yahya Al Naggar,
Mohamed Ghorab,
Kariman Mohamed
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2017
Pages:
7-10
Received:
21 December 2016
Accepted:
23 January 2017
Published:
24 February 2017
Abstract: Phytoecdysteroids are analogues of arthropod steroid hormones found in plants, where they deter predation by non-adapted predators. Their discovery in several plant species displayed a wide array of rather beneficial agricultural impact. An overview is given on both well-known and recently discovered phytoecdyteroids including a sophisticated isolation scheme and notable physiological and pharmacological effects of ecdysteroids on vertebrates.
Abstract: Phytoecdysteroids are analogues of arthropod steroid hormones found in plants, where they deter predation by non-adapted predators. Their discovery in several plant species displayed a wide array of rather beneficial agricultural impact. An overview is given on both well-known and recently discovered phytoecdyteroids including a sophisticated isola...
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Evaluation of the Trivedi Effect®- Energy of Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment on the Physical, Spectral, and Thermal Properties of Zinc Chloride
Mahendra Kumar Trivedi,
Alice Branton,
Dahryn Trivedi,
Gopal Nayak,
Cathryn Dawn Nykvist,
Celine Lavelle,
Daniel Paul Przybylski,
Dianne Heather Vincent,
Dorothy Felger,
Douglas Jay Konersman,
Elizabeth Ann Feeney,
Jay Anthony Prague,
Joanne Lydia Starodub,
Karan Rasdan,
Karen Mie Strassman,
Leonid Soboleff,
Maire Anne Mayne,
Mary M. Keesee,
Padmanabha Narayana Pillai,
Pamela Clarkson Ansley,
Ronald David Schmitz,
Sharyn Marie Sodomora,
Kalyan Kumar Sethi,
Parthasarathi Panda,
Snehasis Jana
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2017
Pages:
11-20
Received:
31 January 2017
Accepted:
14 February 2017
Published:
25 February 2017
Abstract: Zinc chloride has the importance in pharmaceutical/nutraceutical industries for the prevention and treatment of several diseases. The objective of the current study was to investigate the impact of The Trivedi Effect®-Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Healing Treatment) on physical, structural, and thermal properties of zinc chloride using PXRD, PSD, FT-IR, UV-vis, TGA, and DSC analysis. Zinc chloride was divided into two parts. One part was denoted as the control without any, while the other part was defined as the Trivedi Effect® Treated sample, which received the Trivedi Effect® Treatment remotely from eighteen renowned Biofield Energy Healers. The PXRD analysis revealed that the crystallite size and relative intensities of the PXRD peaks significantly altered in the treated sample compared with the control sample. The crystallite size of treated sample was decreased by 4.19% compared with the control sample. The particle size at d10 and d50 of the Biofield Energy Treated sample decreased by 4.72% and 2.70%, respectively compared with the control sample. But, the particle size of the treated sample increased at d90 by 0.83 compared with the control sample. Consequently, the surface area was increased by 3.22% in the treated sample compared with the control sample. The FT-IR spectroscopic analysis revealed that Zn-Cl stretching in the control and treated sample was at 520 cm-1 and 521 cm-1, respectively. The UV-vis analysis exhibited that the wavelength of the maximum absorbance of the control and treated samples was at 196.4 and 196.2 nm, respectively. The TGA thermograms revealed two steps of the thermal degradation and the weight loss of the treated sample was significantly reduced by 22.54% in the 1st step of degradation compared with the control sample. The DSC analysis showed that the enthalpy of decomposition was significantly increased by 34.9% in the treated sample (89.17 J/g) compared with the control sample (66.10 J/g). Overall, DSC and TGA analysis indicated that the thermal stability of the treated sample was increased compared with the control sample. The current study anticipated that The Trivedi Effect®-Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment might lead to generate a new polymorphic form of zinc chloride, which would be more soluble, stable, and higher absorption rate compared with the control sample. Hence, the treated zinc chloride could be very useful to design the various forms of nutraceuticals and pharmaceutical formulation which might be providing a better therapeutic response against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, aging, stress, cancer, etc.
Abstract: Zinc chloride has the importance in pharmaceutical/nutraceutical industries for the prevention and treatment of several diseases. The objective of the current study was to investigate the impact of The Trivedi Effect®-Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Healing Treatment) on physical, structural, and thermal properties of zin...
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Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Properties of Vitex nigundo L. Leaves
Most. Fatimatuz Zahura Falguni,
Md. Amirul Islam,
Md. Mahmudul Hasan,
S. M. M. Mahmud Hossain Mousum,
Md. Ashraduzzaman,
Shahanaz Khatun
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2017
Pages:
21-26
Received:
25 December 2016
Accepted:
10 January 2017
Published:
6 March 2017
Abstract: Vitex Nigundo Linn. is credited with important medicinal activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anticonvulsant etc. The purpose of the presents study was to assess the therapy effect of V. Nigundo leaves extract on glucose level, total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, SGPT and SGOT in blood serum of diabetic animals. Ethyl alcohol extract of V. Nigundo leaves in doses of 200 and 300 mgkg-1 body weights was daily administered orally by gavages to mice for 21 days to evaluate their antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic effects on normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Ethyl alcohol extract of V. Nigundo leaves in doses of 300 mgkg-1 body weights showed (P<0.01) more significant activity than the ethyl alcohol extract of V. Nigundo leaves in doses of 200 mgkg-1 body weights. The study validates scientifically the widely claimed use of V. Nigundo leaves as an ethnomedicine to treat diabetes mellitus.
Abstract: Vitex Nigundo Linn. is credited with important medicinal activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anticonvulsant etc. The purpose of the presents study was to assess the therapy effect of V. Nigundo leaves extract on glucose level, total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, SGPT and SGOT in blood serum o...
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Investigation of Physicochemical, Spectral, and Thermal Properties of Sodium Selenate Treated with the Energy of Consciousness (The Trivedi Effect®)
Mahendra Kumar Trivedi,
Alice Branton,
Dahryn Trivedi,
Gopal Nayak,
Aileen Carol Lee,
Aksana Hancharuk,
Carola Marina Sand,
Debra Jane Schnitzer,
Rudina Thanasi,
Eileen Mary Meagher,
Faith Ann Pyka,
Gary Richard Gerber,
Johanna Catharina Stromsnas,
Judith Marian Shapiro,
Laura Nelson Streicher,
Lorraine Marie Hachfeld,
Matthew Charles Hornung,
Patricia M. Rowe,
Sally Jean Henderson,
Sheila Maureen Benson,
Shirley Theresa Holmlund,
Stephen P. Salters,
Parthasarathi Panda,
Snehasis Jana
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2017
Pages:
27-37
Received:
6 February 2017
Accepted:
18 February 2017
Published:
7 March 2017
Abstract: Sodium selenate is used for the prevention and treatment of various disorders like cancer, diabetes, inflammation diseases, etc. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effect of The Trivedi Effect®-Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Treatment) on physicochemical, spectral, and thermal properties of The Trivedi Effect®-Biofield Energy Treated sodium selenate using various analytical methods such as PXRD, PSD, FT-IR, UV-vis spectroscopy, TGA, and DSC analysis. Sodium selenate was divided into two parts – one part was control without any treatment and another part was treated with The Trivedi Effect®-Biofield Energy Healing Treatment remotely by eighteen renowned Biofield Energy Healers and defined as The Trivedi Effect®-Energy of Consciousness Healing Treated sample. The PXRD analysis showed the significant alteration of the crystallite size of the treated sample in the range of -36.36% to 133.24% as compared to the control sample. However, the average crystallite size of the treated sample was significantly decreased by 8.31% as compared to the control sample. Overall, the crystal morphology of the treated sample was different from the control sample. The particle sizes d10, d50, and d90 values of the treated sample were significantly decreased by 3.40%, 9.75%, and 8.52%, respectively as compared to the control sample. Consequently, the surface area of the treated sample was significantly increased by 5.26% from the control sample. Both the control and treated FT-IR spectra indicated the presence of sharp and strong absorption bands at 887 cm-1 due to the Se=O stretching. The UV-vis spectroscopic analysis displayed that the wavelength for the maximum absorbance of both the control and treated samples were at 204.1 and 204.0 nm, respectively. TGA analysis revealed that the total weight loss of the treated sample was reduced by 1.24% as compared with the control sample. The DSC analysis showed that the treated sample (588.77°C) had higher melting point than the control sample (588.60°C). The latent heat of fusion was reduced in the treated sample by 8.01% compared to the control sample. Thus, The Trivedi Effect®-Biofield Energy Healing might lead to generate a new polymorphic (enantiotropic) form of sodium selenate which would be more soluble, bioavailable, and thermally stable compared with the untreated sample. The Trivedi Effect treated sodium selenate would be very useful to design better nutraceutical and/or pharmaceutical formulations that might offer better therapeutic response against inflammatory diseases, immunological disorders, stress, aging, infectious diseases, cancer, diabetes, heart diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, etc.
Abstract: Sodium selenate is used for the prevention and treatment of various disorders like cancer, diabetes, inflammation diseases, etc. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effect of The Trivedi Effect®-Energy of Consciousness Healing Treatment (Biofield Energy Treatment) on physicochemical, spectral, and thermal properties of The Trived...
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