Pharmacognostic Studies Of Organically Cultivated Panacea Herb Cynodon Dactylon (l.) Pers.

This research paper knuckles down the organic agripractices of the Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.. It is a powerhouse house of multiple macro and micro nutrients including protein, carbohydrates, carotenoids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds and vitamins. Organic cultivation practices enhances these secondary metabolites biosynthesis resulting in therapeutic potential of the crude drug. The field experimental work was conducted from Nov, 2018 up to Mar, 2019 in Department of Medicinal Plants Sciences at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (U.K), India. Cynodon herb belonging to Poaceae family was organically cultivated in our herbal field laboratory (no. 4) by planting slips line to line in experimental blocks. Physical parameters were studied including total Ash (9.9 % w/w), Acid-insoluble Ash (5.8 % w/w), Water-soluble Ash (2.4 % w/w), Alcohol soluble extractive (39.2 % w/w) and Water soluble extractive (39.8 % w/w). Based upon results, it is concluded that secondary metabolites are highly biosynthesized during organic agri practices. Cynodon is credited as panacea herb due to its vital therapeutic benefits in curing multiple acute and chronic diseases or disorders including erysipelas, depigmentation, hysteroepilepsy, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and menstrual irregularities.

Panaceas, medicinas alternativas y similares: el auge y triunfo de la pseudociencia médica / Panaceas, alternative and similar medicines: the boom and triumph of medical pseudoscience

Resumen México en particular parece ser, desde hace más de un siglo, uno de los paraísos mundiales de los charlatanes. Precisamente fue en nuestro país en donde se acuñó el término "merolico", derivado del apellido del "médico" judío polaco Rafael Juan de Meraulyock. Desde entonces hasta nuestro días, hemos visto un desfile de panaceas, medicinas alternativas y similares, que en no pocas ocasiones compiten con nuestro quehacer cotidiano en la búsqueda de la salud de los pacientes mexicanos. A continuación hacemos una revisión de las principales terapias mencionadas.

Abstract Mexico in particular seems to be, for more than a century, one of the world's paradises of charlatans. It was precisely in our country where the term "merolico" was coined, derived from the surname of the Polish Jewish "doctor" Rafael Juan de Meraulyock. From then until our days, we have seen a parade of panaceas, alternative medicines and similar, that in many occasions compete with our daily work in the search for the health of Mexican patients. Below we review the main therapies mentioned.