Honey a sweet medicine : A foray into natural therapies

ISBN-13: 9786133992764 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 84 str.

Richa Singhal; Mahantesh Siddibhavi; Pratibha Patil

Opis

Conventional drugs usually provide effective antibiotic therapy for bacterial infections but there is an increasing problem of antibiotic resistance and hence a continuing need for new solutions. Many hundreds of plants are used worldwide in traditional medicine as a treatment for bacterial infections such as wound healing, gastrointestinal problems, cold, rhinitis and dental caries to name a few. Some of these plants and herbs have also been subjected to in- vitro screening but the efficacy of such herbal medicines has seldom been rigorously tested in controlled clinical trials. The usage of honey as a medicine is referred to in the most ancient written records, it is being prescribed by the physicians of many ancient races of people for a wide variety of ailments. It has continued its use in folk medicine ever since. This book points out various properties source, varieties and uses of honey.

O autorze

Dr. Richa Singhal is currently in the third year of pursuing Master in Dental Surgery in Public Health Dentistry at the prestigious KAHER's KLE VK Institute of dental sciences, Belagavi.