BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM AND ITS MEDICINAL APPLICATION - Jose, Beena
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The Indian system of medicine, Ayurveda, makes use of plant kingdom very effectively and has stood the test of time. Synthetic chemicals in the form of drugs, pesticides, etc. have been successful in combating diseases of man, his domestic animals and plant crops. However, their side effects are of major concern in the modern world. Moreover many of the microbes and insects have become resistant to most of these chemicals. Hence we look to nature as an ally and resource in finding new strategies to combat diseases. In this respect, plants serve as a vast reservoir of biodegradable chemicals, many of which may have evolved in the defense of predators.…mehr

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The Indian system of medicine, Ayurveda, makes use of plant kingdom very effectively and has stood the test of time. Synthetic chemicals in the form of drugs, pesticides, etc. have been successful in combating diseases of man, his domestic animals and plant crops. However, their side effects are of major concern in the modern world. Moreover many of the microbes and insects have become resistant to most of these chemicals. Hence we look to nature as an ally and resource in finding new strategies to combat diseases. In this respect, plants serve as a vast reservoir of biodegradable chemicals, many of which may have evolved in the defense of predators.
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Dr. Sr. Beena Jose is lid van de Congregatie van de Moeder van de Karmel. Zij promoveerde in de scheikunde en was een internationale research fellow aan de JST van de Santa Clara Universiteit, USA. Ze is ook de ontvanger van de internationale TORCH-beurs, Universiteit van Oxford, UK. Momenteel is ze de directeur van Vimala College, Kerala, India.