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The Emerging Low-Dose Therapy For Advanced Cancers, Jahangir Satti
The Emerging Low-Dose Therapy For Advanced Cancers, Jahangir Satti
Dose-Response: An International Journal
Generally minute doses of drugs have been prescribed in biotherapies, homeopathy, immunization and vaccinations for centuries. Now the use of low doses of drugs is on the rise to combat serious diseases such as advanced cancers around the world. This new therapeutic approach to address solid tumors and other advanced diseases is a departure from the conventional use of maximum dose protocol. A small dose of the prescribed drug is frequently administered in a continuous fashion, at regular intervals, either as a standard treatment or as a maintenance therapy for a long time. However, this new treatment method lacks any …
Aspects Of The Relationship Between Drug Dose And Drug Effect, Abraham Peper
Aspects Of The Relationship Between Drug Dose And Drug Effect, Abraham Peper
Dose-Response: An International Journal
It is generally assumed that there exists a well-defined relationship between drug dose and drug effect and that this can be expressed by a dose-response curve. This paper argues that there is no such clear relation and that the dose-response curve provides only limited information about the drug effect. It is demonstrated that tolerance development during the measurement of the dose-response curve may cause major distortion of the curve and it is argued that the curve may only be used to indicate the response to the first administration of a drug, before tolerance has developed. The precise effect of a …
Homeopathic Flora Of Bilaspur District Of Himachal Pradesh, India: A Preliminary Survey, Ajay K. Gautam, Rekha Bhadauria
Homeopathic Flora Of Bilaspur District Of Himachal Pradesh, India: A Preliminary Survey, Ajay K. Gautam, Rekha Bhadauria
Ethnobotanical Leaflets
The present study was made in nine villages of Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, a north Indian state known for its vast herbal flora. About 23 plant species belonging to 18 families used in the homeopathic system of medicine are highlighted in the present study along with their taxonomic description including botanical name, medicine name, plant part used and ailment against which the medicines are used. The collected plant specimens were identified, taxonomically defined and submitted to the herbarium for future records.