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Human penis was previously believed under TCM to stop bleeding, and as with other TCM medicines, the basis for belief in its therapeutic effects is anecdotal and not based on the scientific method; Li Shizhen, author of the greatest pharmacological work in pre-modern China, the Bencao Gangmu, objected to use of human penis, but cited the ...
The plant is an ingredient in some recipes for essiac tea. Research has found no benefit for any human health conditions. [160] Trigonella foenum-graecum: Fenugreek: It has long been used to treat symptoms of menopause, and digestive ailments. More recently, it has been used to treat diabetes, loss of appetite and other conditions. [161 ...
Angiosperms (flowering plants) were the original source of most plant medicines. [9] Human settlements are often surrounded by weeds used as herbal medicines, such as nettle, dandelion and chickweed. [10] [11] Humans were not alone in using herbs: some animals, such as non-human primates, monarch butterflies and sheep ingest plants when they ...
Bottle of ephedrine, an alkaloid found in ephedra. Ephedra is a medicinal preparation from the plant Ephedra sinica. [1] Several additional species belonging to the genus Ephedra have traditionally been used for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a possible candidate for the soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion. [2]
Acute use (1–3 days) yields a potency about 1.5× stronger than that of morphine and chronic use (7 days+) yields a potency about 2.5 to 5× that of morphine. Similarly, the effect of tramadol increases after consecutive dosing due to the accumulation of its active metabolite and an increase of the oral bioavailability in chronic use.
In pharmacology, potency or biological potency [1] is a measure of a drug's biological activity expressed in terms of the dose required to produce a pharmacological effect of given intensity. [2]
Cats are "obligate carnivores," meaning in order to stay healthy their diet is primarily meat, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports.
Homeopathy uses animal, plant, mineral, and synthetic substances in its preparations, generally referring to them using Latin names. [89] Examples include arsenicum album (arsenic oxide), natrum muriaticum ( sodium chloride or table salt), Lachesis muta (the venom of the bushmaster snake ), opium , and thyroidinum ( thyroid hormone ).