...HERBAL MEDICINE FOR ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE A Research Paper Presented to The Faculty of the Languages and Literature Department College of Liberal Arts De La Salle University-Dasmariñas Dasmariñas, Cavite in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course ENGL 102-Communication Arts and Skills II Hannah Khamille Bayalan Marie Pia Iscel Villa Dianne Lherry Landicho March 2008 Chapter I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Plants had been used for medicinal purposes long before recorded history. For example, ancient Chinese and Egyptian papyrus writings describe medicinal plant uses. Indigenous cultures such as African and Native American used herbs in their healing rituals, while others developed traditional medical systems in which herbal therapies were used systematically. Scientists found that people in different parts of the globe tended to use the same or similar plants for the same purposes. In the early 19th century, when methods of chemical analysis first became available, scientists began extracting and modifying the active ingredients from plants. Later, chemists began making their own version of plant compounds, beginning the transition from raw herbs to synthetic pharmaceuticals. Over time, the use of herbal medicines declined in favor of pharmaceuticals. Long before the introduction of modern medicines and Western curative methods, herbal medicines had been widely used in the Philippines. The use of medicinal plants or herbs has...
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...drugs used today came from various plant extracts, specifically, herbal medicinal plants. Natural products such as medicinal plants would be beneficial to the industry for its low-cost and source of potential therapeutic aid. Recent studies have shown that majority of these herbal plants exhibit pharmacological activities and no side effects were seen during the process. However, assessment of the biological activities through clinical trials exhibited by plants is lacking. Thus, analyzation of its composition and more information is greatly needed by the research...
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...THE CONTRIBUTION OF HHERBAL PLANTS IN THE FILED OF MEDICINE A Research Paper in ENGLISH IV Submitted to: Mrs. Grace B. Amar Submitted by: Queeny Kenn A. Amar Cristelle Mae T. Gille IV – Faraday Sy: 2010 – 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I Page No. Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1-2 Statement of the Problem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Definition of Terms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 Chapter II Findings of the Study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 14 Chapter III Conclusion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Recommendations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 Bibliography - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 - 18 i TOPIC OUTLINE I. Introduction II. Different types of Herbal Plants A. Luyang Dilaw (Ginger) B. Malunggay (Horseradish) C. Ampalaya (Bitter Melon) D. Mangosteen E. Sabila (Aloe Vera) III. Different practices and traditions of Herbal Plants in some countries. A. Greece B. China C. India IV. Conclusion V. Recommendations ii INTRODUCTION Herbal plants have a great contribution in the field of medicine. They are defined as the nature’s natural healers. The plants are use for treating common diseases and promotes...
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... Medicinal plants used for the treatment of jaundice and hepatitis based on socio-economic documentation Arshad Mehmood Abbasi1, Mir Ajab Khan1, Mushtaq Ahmad1, Muhammad Zafar1*, Hamayun Khan2, Niaz Muhammad2 and Shazia Sultana1 1 Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Pakistan. 2 Department of Sociology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. Accepted 14 November, 2008 The present study deals with socio-economic documentation of medicinal plant species against jaundice and hepatitis. A total of 30 plant species belonging to 24 families were reported by local practitioners for the treatment of jaundice and hepatitis. The most important plant species are Adiantum capillus, Boerhaavia procumbens, Equisetum debile, Carissa opaca,Cucumis sativus, Hordeum vulgare, Justacia adhatoda, Morus alba, Morus nigra, Phyllanthus emblica, Phyllanthus niruri, Plantago ovata, Prunus domestica, Punica granatum, Raphnus sativus, Rhus chinensis, Saccharum officinarum and Tamarandus indica. Key words: Medicinal plants, jaundice, hepatitis, Socio-economic documentation. INTRODUCTION From the very beginning of human existence, man has familiarized himself with plants and used them in a variety of ways throughout the ages. In search of food and to cope successfully with human suffering, primitive man began to distinguish those plants suitable for nutritional purpose from others with definitive pharmacological action. This relationship has grown between plants and man, and...
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...economic condition and majority of the Filipino families have a small income so they cannot afford expensive or branded medicine. The researcher believed in the saying “Prevention is better than cure”, that is why she took the initiative of studying the acceptability of Malunggay, Bignay, Ashitaba and Guyabano leaves into herbal tea. Herbs are everywhere. They are available in a variety of forms; including fresh, dried, in tablets or capsules or in liquid form such as juice or tea. The leaves of Malunggay, Bignay, Ashitaba and Guyabano are abundantly found in the Philippines. The use of medicinal plants or herbs has been gaining popularity these past few years in the Philippines and worldwide as more clinical proof emerges that validates many of the age-old alternative medicines used by Filipino folks that have been passed on. The curative effects of the herbs were tested by traditional healers on their patient. The knowledge and skills on the curative application of any given herbal medicine has been handed down from generation to generation. In this study the researcher aims to produce Malunggay, Bignay, Ashitaba and Guyabano leaves into herbal tea. Background of the study Tea is known as the nature’s “wonder drug”. Tea is the second most widely consumed beverage in the world, exceeded only by the universal solvent – water. Tea is an integral part of everyday societal life in many of the world’s most populous countries. Ever wonder why the...
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...La’au Lapa’au In this current day and age, technological advancements like antibiotics and medical instruments have taken precedence over things like home remedies and herbal healing leaving them practically obsolete. Through technology, many argue that we’ve been able to “improve” our overall health and extend our longevity. But through technology, many have lost sight tradition, the ways of our ancestors, the “organic” way of living. Taking a look back at our history, it’s clear to see that Hawaiians survived thrived even, off the land. It provided much more than just food, water, and shelter, it provided other things like medicine and healing. With the Hawaiian Islands being the northernmost Polynesian settlement and the most isolated, a unique and diversified plant life was able to develop. According to Gutamanis, before the initial contact in 1778, the Hawaiian culture was oriented around these ideals of harmony and interconnectedness. Hawaiians placed high value on the Hawaiian plants and were even called “gardeners” instead of farmers by Dr. E. S. Craighill Handy, one of the first people to study La’au Lapa’au in depth. Nowadays, many would agree that Hawaiian medicine was skillfully developed as they recognized the importance of both mental and physical health. In the same way, Abbott speaks on how Hawaiians placed diseases into 2 categories, causes from forces outside the body and causes from forces within the body. She continues on by saying that the first category...
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...HISTORY AND FOLKLORE In the book The Scots Herbal: The Plant Lore of Scotland, Tess Darwin claims the Gaelic name for Agrimony, mur-druidhean, may derive from its use by healers to treat spiritual afflictions. In addition, she relates an incident about a Scotsman, Ferquhar Ferguson, who was tried for witchcraft in 1716 after he admitted using Agrimony to cure an “elf-shotten” friend. Elf-shot refers to people or animals who have fallen ill after being shot by the arrows of malevolent elves. In addition, Agrimony was called Garclive by the Anglo-Saxons and was used to treat wounds, skin ailments and snakebite. It is interesting to note, that an early herbal remedy used Agrimony, human blood, and pounded frogs to treat internal bleeding. Finally,...
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...A. COMPANY INTRODUCTION 1. History and development Deriving name form a beautiful Tuscan village in the Valtiberina, Aboca S.s. was founded by Valentino Mercati in 1978 and has grown to become the leading herbal company in Italy since then. Aboca S.s manufactures herbs from its organic farms and using both in-house technologies and those developed in collaboration with numerous Italian and foreign universities in order to develop a vertically integrated agro pharmaceutical product line. Today Aboca capacity can cultivates more than 1700 acres. The farming processes are guaranteed to be organic, seed selection, planting, fertilization, and pest control, harvesting and cleaning. Aboca is the only brand that can achieve the optimum level of active principles (an herbal component that induces the therapeutic effect) in its products whereas over 20 chemists arein charged in its manufacturing and quality control laboratories. By having its own marketing design department and direct sales force, there attractive product packaging, in-store displays and advertising props make Aboca a favored supplier to pharmacies and herbal shops. Now Aboca is the supplier for over 7000 retailers in Italy. Moreover, Aboca maintains its quality leadership with an investment of 10% of its revenue into research and development. Such investment has led tomany inventions in new product lines and manufacturing processes of the brand. Today, like 30 years ago, the focus of Aboca is still on researching...
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...Succession Plan * Shahnaz Husain is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in India. Her company, Shahnaz Husain Herbals is one of the largest manufacturers of herbal products in the world which has employed about 4200 people in 650 salons, spread across 104 countries. * She developed an interest in beauty treatments and decided to study cosmetology. She trained extensively in cosmetic therapy for 10 years in some of the leading institutes of London, Paris, New York and Copenhagen which provided a boost to her company. * She returned to India in the year 1977 and offered Ayurvedic method of treatment especially. The products were environment friendly which attracted a lot of Indians. * She achieved growth due to the quality of her products and the result-oriented treatment she offered. She commented, “I have relied only on clientele feedback, based on clinical treatments and this is what has made the ranges truly unique and result oriented.” * In 1977, when she returned to India, she set up a parlor at her home in New Delhi. She had then put up a banner with her qualification on it which helped in advertising her brand. * Within days she was booked for the next 6 months. She then removed the banner and since then she never advertised. She let her products speak for themselves. Best Practice Management * Shahnaz Husain’s aim was to get India on the world beauty map as she felt terrible about the fact that India was never represented at any world beauty...
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...Introduced | 1930 | Markets | Global | Website | http://himalayahealthcare.com/ | The Himalaya Drug Company was founded in 1930 by Mr. M. Manal with a vision to bring Ayurveda to society in a contemporary form and to unravel the mystery behind the 5,000 year old system of medicine. Himalaya’s product range includes: pharmaceutical, personal care, baby care,animal health and nutrition. Himalaya Global Holdings Ltd. (HGH), located at the Dubai International Financial Centre, is the parent of The Himalaya Drug Company worldwide. It is also the global headquarters of all Himalaya subsidiaries.[1] Company Profile: Eighty three years ago, on a visit to Burma (Myanmar), Mr. Manal saw restless elephants being fed with a root to pacify them. The plant from which this root was taken was Rauwolfia serpentina. Fascinated by the plant's effect on elephants, he had it scientifically evaluated. After extensive research, Serpina, the world's first anti-hypertensive drug, was launched in 1934 ans is sold till today. The premise of researching nature forms the foundation of Himalaya’s operations. Himalaya pioneered used modern science to rediscover and validate Ayurvedic principles. Since its inception, the company has focused on developing safe and natural remedies to address a variety of ailments. Today, Himalaya products have been endorsed by over 400,000 doctors around the globe, and are available in 89 countries.[2] Research and Development: R&D is the "backbone" of the company....
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...SQUARE SQUARE today symbolizes a name – a state of mind. But its journey to the growth and prosperity has been no bed of roses. From the inception in 1958, it has today burgeoned into one of the top line conglomerates in Bangladesh. Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd., the flagship company, is holding the strong leadership position in the pharmaceutical industry of Bangladesh since 1985 and is now on its way to becoming a high performance global player. SQUARE Pharmaceuticals Limited is the largest pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh and it has been continuously in the 1st position among all national and multinational companies since 1985. It was established in 1958 and converted into a public limited company in 1991. The sales turnover of SPL was more than Taka 7.5 Billion (US$ 107.91 million) with about 16.92% market share (April 2006– March 2007) having a growth rate of about 23.17%. History of SQUARE Group |1958 : | |Debut of Square Pharma as a Partnership Firm. | | | |1964 : | |Converted into a Private Limited Company. | | ...
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...Introduction, Concept and Justification of the project: Medicinal plants are valuable natural resources which have been used in virtually all cultures. It is estimated that the number of higher plant species used worldwide for medicinal purposes is more than 50,000 (Schippmann et al., 2002). This equates to approximately 20% of the world’s vascular flora and constitutes the biggest spectrum of biodiversity used by people for a specific purpose (Hamilton et al., 2006). In fact, of the total pharmaceutical drug supply available worldwide, only 15% is consumed in developing countries (Lydecker et al., 1992), supporting the much-quoted WHO’s estimate that 80% of people worldwide rely on traditional medicine for their primary healthcare. The majority of these people are in developing countries, where rapid population growth is expected to increase pressures on medicinal plant resources. In the recent past the role of medicinal plants to cure various ailments has been reinvented. Increasing interest by multinational pharmaceutical companies and domestic manufacturers of herbal-based medicines is contributing significant economic growth of the global medicinal plants sector. However, unsustainable exploitation of medicinal plants has led to the extinction of many plants and many plants are on the verge of extinction. Internationally, the trade in medicinal plants is estimated to be worth $60 billion per year (World Bank, 2004) increasing at a rate of 7% a year (Koul and Wahab...
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...cigarettes within certain age groups. Exotic Smokes Cigarette Company has requested a study on how to attract the 18 to 25 year old age group, to candy and fruit flavored cigarettes. This outline will discuss competition, marketing strategies, program objectives and the scope of the research. The competition is rather scarce, as flavored cigarettes are banned in the United States (Quinn. 2009). So, if the ban is lifted in 2013, this makes the Exotic Smokes company a step ahead of all others. Now is the time to look into European competition, as it is possible for those in the states to bring these cigarettes back in a checked bag. If the ban is lifted, they may purchase these brands in the states instead of the ESCC brand. Honeyrose Herbal Cigarettes would be the obvious brand to look into, they offer flavored cigarettes such as Strawberry, Cherry, and Chocolate (Clove Smokes. 2012). Camel had recently made cigarettes with flavors like mocha mint, lime and vanilla (Szabo. 2005), however they are banned from the market as well. Other flavors were created by companies like Brown and Williamson and Kool. Once the market opens up again, they will be back on the market. The marketing strategy should be fairly simple, given the ban at the moment, however once it’s lifted; the research will begin at bars that still allow smoking. This will reach the 21 to 25 year old market; other eateries that aren’t necessarily bars could handle the balance of the research market (18-20),...
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...Current Market Situation of Herbal Tea in China New product help to reduces internal heat (燥熱). For example, one product mention it use the nature herbals and lemon to solve this health problem. This product holds many events to promote their product in Southern China and Shanghai. Also, there are more and more herbal tea brand had been established in the market. SWOT Analysis Firstly, for the strengths, in the market of herbal tea, JDB has always been the market leader and its market share reached a high percentage of over 70%, its can be explained by the high recognition of the red can from the public good reputation of the quality and taste. Also, JDB gain a well brand image after success of PR campaign in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and contribution for earthquake. Moreover, it is the world Heritage Convention Organic Recipe of Herbal Teas. Lastly, they had did well brand building after they had changed the name to JDB, because of 99% of people in China had heard about JDB and about 70% of people in Chins had brand recognition about JDB. Secondly, for the weakness, it is lack of promotion of standing out the differences between JDB itself and the competitors also JDB do not have their unique benefit. Therefore, with a premium price, it cannot provide a strong reason that why the consumer need to choose JDB. On the other hand, it has a narrow range of products which are JDB herbal tea and Kunlun Mountains water. Thirdly, for the opportunities, there are increasing...
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...MRK200 Celestial Seasonings The synergies herbal supplements have with herbal teas are their ingredients and distribution channels. Herbal supplements contain many of the same ingredients that herbal teas have; therefore the cost of producing both items will decrease. Furthermore, by joining the herbal supplement market, consumers who purchase herbal teas will recognize the Celestial name and will more likely try their new line. This can be accomplished through the similar channels of distribution. Customers who shop for Celestial herbal teas at retail stores will notice that they have a line of herbal supplement products too. The addition of herbal supplements could be appealing for those who are looking for a quick fix but still keeping in mind that they want a trustworthy company like Celestial. (From shelf space) New products Celestial should develop are herbal supplements that dissolve inside the tea bags as they are being steeped, tea scented steamers for who has congested noses when they are sick and K-cups specialties for those who doesn’t have time to wait for the tea to steep. By integrating herbal supplements inside the herbal tea bags, consumers will be able to gather the nutrients they need while enjoying their favorite beverage. Since Celestial is trying to enter the medicinal market, tea scented steamers will be beneficial. This product could be used in combination with existing Wellness Tea Blends and could be promoted to enhance its effectiveness. The K-cups...
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