Saturday, August 20, 2016

DALBERGIA VOLUBILIS, ALAI, A SAHYADRI CLIMBER & TYPE 1 DIABETES(JUVENILE), SINGLE HERB CASE STUDY

Dalbergia volubilis Roxb., Cor. Pl. 2: 48, t. 191, 1798
Family: Fabaceae Lindley
Name: Alai (Marathi)(Flora of Maharashtra 2:55)

BOTANY
A large woody climber. Branches twisted into spiral hooks. Leaves imparipinnate. Leaflets 7-13, oblong or obovate-oblong, obtuse, 3.5 cm long, alternate. Inflorescence axillary and terminal leafless panicles. Flowers numerours. Pedicels very short. Corolla pale-blue.stamens 10 in two bundles of 5 each. Pods stalked, linear-oblong, obtuse, veined, glabrous, 4-10 cm long and about 1.5cm broad. Seeds 1-2. A common woody climber in forest areas and along the river margins.
Phenology (Fl. & Frt.) February – May.


IMAGES


Herbarium Image :Credits http://envis.frlht.org

ABOUT JUVENILE DIABETES [Type 1 DIABETES MELLITIS]
Type 1 diabetes happens when your immune system destroys cells in your pancreas called beta cells. They’re the ones that make insulin.The cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown. It however is believed to involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Diabetes is diagnosed by testing the level of sugar or A1C in the blood.Type 1 diabetes makes up an estimated 5–10% of all diabetes cases. The number of people affected globally is unknown, although it is estimated that about 80,000 children develop the disease each year
For More Information: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/type-1/


Thursday, February 18, 2016

LAXMANA, THE CONTROVERSIAL, MAGICAL HERB OF AYURVEDA, IDENTITY SPECULATIONS

Laxman is a controversial plant regarding its identity. It is gaining immense poularity due to its application in infertility and towards healthy progeny which implies its indirect use to treat common modern gynaecological disorders of PCOD, Endometroisis and even glandular and hormonal disorders. From its early solitary mention in the Vedas to its gaining poularity through early centuries of Ayurveda literature to again its decline in antiquity let us try and trace the identity of this plant from available literature and studies.