The Discovery Of The Antimalarial Effect Of Qinghao

“Use of herbs as medicines dates back to the beginning of civilized man. The earliest known written records of herbal medicines were inscribed on a six thousand year old clay tablet written by the Sumerians, who lived on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now known as Iraq”(History).

Medicine within the Chinese culture is often being used to cure sickness and infection and to raise the forte of the frail and elder people (Purnell, 2013).

The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine by Ted J. Kaptchuk is a non-fiction book describing the philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine and how it compares to Western medicine. This book does not focus on a specific time period or regions where Chinese medicine is practiced. Rather, it centers on the logic behind Chinese medicine. After studying Chinese medicine in Macao, Ted Kaptchuk returned to America and realized that he could not abandon what he learned just because it was different from Western medicine. Chinese medicine is over two thousand years old and textbooks have dated back to the Han dynasty (202 B.C.E.-220 C.E). These texts will continue to adapt, just as traditions adapt over time. Chinese medicine is still

In America if someone is sick or not feeling well, they simply go to the doctors and have a prescription sent to their local pharmacy. However, in ancient Mexico when someone became ill, the Aztecs resulted to collecting natural resources and creating their own medicine to cure each other. Mexico has a rich tradition of herbal use going back many centuries (“Aztec Medicine”). Aztecs result to the use of nature due to the fact that Mexico has one of the most diverse selections of plants native to the country, as well as a variety of species both native to and introduced to Mexico from diverse parts of the globe (“Medicines”).

Wang Qing-ren (1763-1831) was a famous physician of traditional Chinese medicine during the Qing Dynasty. He wrote the Yi Lin Gai Cuo (Correcting the Errors in the Forest of 
 Medicine), his only published work, which first appeared in print in 1830 just a year before he died. Since then, it has been re-published numerous times in China, Japan and Korea, and is 
 considered “one of the most reprinted books in all of Chinese medicine” (Minehan, 2007). The book was found to be controversial because it challenged many long-held beliefs in 
 Traditional

Stories of Native Americans contributions to the advancement of health and medicine traces were discovered in a small town in Nali, Africa. The very first onset of the beggining of modern pharmacology is the substance called "quinine". This is the substance that came from a bark of a tree that grew in high elevations. The Indians has been using this substance to cure malaria, cramps, chills, hear-rythm disorders and many other ailments. Prior to the disovery of quinine, the old world suffers enormously because the lack of medical knowledge that the old world posess. Quinine would have probably been introduce somewhere in 1630, as it was mention in

- Quinine, which helps cure malaria, is obtained from the bark of the cinchona tree found in South America.

For example, herbalist claim that moxibustion is a great solution for poor circulation. Another example is milk thistle seed extract. Milk thistle seed extract benefits include liver support and gallbladder support. The Université of Montréal in Quebec assessed that milk thistle extract has great protective potential in liver transplantation injury. These are two noted examples that have become popular around the world and cited by many patients as legitimate treatment for their

For many years, Africa had used herbs to cure various ailments such as AIDS. Because of the lack of treatments available, doctors have been prescribing certain herbs, such as hypoxis. (Mills) Although it doesn’t provide a cure, it does help with the lack of immune system due to the disease. Although there haven’t been any official clinical trials on the drug, there appears to have negligible side effects compared to other medicines typically proscribed for this disease. Another plant that is often prescribed is Sutherlandia. Although it treats AIDS, it is prescribed for many other diseases such as depression. Unlike hypoxis, it has gone through clinical trials, although there are still relatively few (Mills).

So he made a formula for the what is now called “Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic.” It was used as an antimalarial

Galen’s medical research was only directed and focused towards animal anatomy, with his observations on animal bodies. Furthermore, his research results in irrelevance and ineffectiveness for the human body. The Renaissance period was an important historical event, as within this time, many new and exciting discoveries were made. Islamic physicians shared their understanding of anatomy and their herbal remedies in which other physicians added to, which resulted in better, more effective cures. Asia brought cures too, such as Quinine, which is used as a preparation in the treatment of Malaria and it comes from the bark of Quina Trees. Another example of anatomical research from Asia is Laudanum, which is based on opium. Laudanum, was used a painkiller in which the use of, spread quickly. Paracelsus, a Swiss-German physician discovered a cure for the deadly disease Syphilis. His cure involved taking measured doses of mercury compounds internally. Another key person in the medical developments of the Renaissance period was William Harvey, an English physician. He was the first person to understand the whole system of blood circulation in the human

Plants have always been the prominent source of traditional products for the therapeutic purposes of human being. In the nineteenth century, before the initiation of synthetic organic chemistry medicinal plants were the key source of physiologically active substances that were exploited for therapeutic purposes. Many people in the developing countries have great faith on the medicinal plants for their health care although having the modern medicines. The world health organization (WHO) has comprised a diarrhea control program (CDD) aimed to the study of traditional medicine practices, evaluation of health education and prevention approaches for the treatment of diarrhea (9).

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co., Ltd. is part of the pharmaceutical industry known for its unique traditional herbal medicines specializing in the treatment of open wounds, fractures, contusions and strains. The business has undergone changes in the recent years to modernize not only the structure of the company but also with the aim to diversify its market and products in order to remain competitive at a global level.

Herbal medicines are great alternative for commercially manufactured medicines available in the market. The major reason why herbal medicine differ from modern medicine is because they are produced with 100% natural content. Therefore the plant extract has all the medicinal values that are as effective as modern medicine. Commercially prepared drugs show results quickly but have numerous side effects. However herbal medicines don’t show any side

The results showed different decreased parasitemia levels in different concentrations of saffron extract and fractions. On the day 4th the aqueous extract (1050 mg/kg) reduced parasitemia significantly. on the day 7th ethyl acetate (700 mg/kg) and aqeous extract (350 and 700 mg/kg) reduced parasitemia significantly (p<0.05). Ethyl-700 and aqu-1050 Crocus sativus extract significantly prolonged the average of mean survival time of P. berghei infected mice over a period of 28 days compare to placebo group. The results of the present work supported the Traditional use of the plant against malaria and confirmed the antimalarial activity of the plant. Moreover, antimalarial compounds can be isolated