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Integrating ayurvedic eye care into primary health practice: an exploratory study on the combined effect of pratimarsha nasya, avagundana, and aschyotana in meibomian gland dysfunction

Sreelekha P, Sushma Naranappa Salethoor, Shanti K • Frontiers in Medicine (2026)

BackgroundMeibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) has become increasingly common in community practice, often presenting as dryness, irritation, and ocular fatigue. Factors such as prolonged screen exposure, environmental irritants, and advancing...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1732091

Utilizing Waste Cotton/Pigeon Pea Stalk Fibers Composites for Enhanced Sound Absorption and Insulation in Automotive Interiors

Ariharasudhan Subramanian, Senthil Kumar Selvaraj, Rajaram Mani, Preethibha Chandrasekaran et al. • Journal of Natural Fibers (2024)

This study investigates the synthesis and characterization of composite materials, pigeon pea stem, and cotton fibers blended in different ratios such as 100/0, 70/30, 60/40, 50/50, 30/70, and 0/100. These composite materials were produced ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2024.2333940

Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Flexuosus Steud.) wats treated textile: A control measure against vector-borne diseases

Latika Bhatt, Ravindra D. Kale • Heliyon (2019)

Mosquito-borne diseases are one of the major threats to human health. The long-term use of synthetic repellents has made mosquitoes resistant to them leading to search for novel methods of mosquito control. In the present study, we have dev...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02842

Discovery of sulfone-resistant dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) as a target enzyme for kaempferol, a natural flavanoid

Angamba Meetei Potshangbam, Ravindranath Singh Rathore, Potshangbam Nongdam • Heliyon (2020)

Kaempferol is a ubiquitous flavonoid, found in various plants having a wide range of known pharmacological activities, including antioxidant, antiinflammatory, anticancer, antiallergic, antidiabetic, neuroprotective, cardioprotective and an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03378

Pterocarpus santalinus (Red Sanders) an Endemic, Endangered Tree of India: Current Status, Improvement and the Future

AN Arunkumar, G Joshi • Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment (2014)

Pterocarpus santalinus (Family – Fabaceae) popularly known as Red Sanders is an endemic species confined to Southern parts of Eastern Ghats of India specially in Andhra Pradesh. Heartwood of Red Sanders has high demand in domestic as well a...

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Meticulous parade on naringin respecting its pharmacological activities and novel formulations

Mahboob Alam, Farogh Ahsan, Tarique Mahmood, Arshiya Shamim et al. • Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine (2022)

Objective: Medicinal plants having antioxidant potential possess numerous constituents which are responsible for different beneficial effects and are used as an alternative resource of medicine to lessen diseases linked with oxidative stres...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22038/ajp.2022.20001