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"Bromelain yang diisolasi dari nanas (Ananas comosus [L.] Merr) dapat menjadi agen fitoterapi yang sangat baik untuk pengobatan penyakit kardiovaskular karena dapat menghambat agregasi platelet. Namun jika digunakan secara oral, bromelain dapat dengan mudah terdegradasi dalam lingkungan pH asam. Ketidakstabilan dalam kondisi tertentu akan menurunkan aktivitas farmakologisnya dan menurunkan manfaatnya bagi kesehatan. Oleh karena itu, bromelain perlu dienkapsulasi dalam matriks seperti nanosfer alginat-karboksimetil selulosa (CMC) melalui metode gelasi ionik menggunakan ion kalsium sebagai agen pengikat silang. Formula nanosfer dievaluasi rasio swelling, ukuran partikel, dan efisiensi enkapsulasinya. Karakterisasi juga dilakukan dengan menggunakan spektrofotometer infra merah (FTIR) dan mikroskop elektron (SEM). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa formula nanosfer terbaik (611,05 ± 0,35 nm) memiliki rasio swelling sebesar 177,27% dan 2119,17% pada pH 1,2 dan pH 7,4. Uji efisiensi enkapsulasi menunjukkan bahwa nanosfer Alginate-CMC dapat mengenkapsulasi bromelain sebesar 32,2%. Pelepasan bromelain dari nanosfer alginat-CMC diamati masing-masing 14,09% dan 31,14% di lingkungan lambung dan usus buatan setelah 8 jam. Bromelain dalam nanosfer alginat-CMC mempertahankan identitasnya seperti yang diamati dalam studi FTIR. Bromelain yang dienkapsulasi memiliki aktivitas proteolitik hingga 0,60 U/mL dan aktivitas antiplatelet sebesar 73,95%. Dari penelitian tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa nanosfer alginat-CMC berhasil melindungi bromelain dari lingkungan asam di lambung dan memiliki karakteristik lepas lambat di lingkungan usus buatan. Hasil ini juga menunjukkan bahwa nanosfer alginat-CMC bisa menjadi sistem pengiriman yang menjanjikan untuk pengiriman enzim

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Bromelain isolated from pineapple (Ananas comosus [L.] Merr) can be an excellent phytotherapeutic agent for cardiovascular treatment as it can inhibit platelet aggregation. However, if it is used orally, it can be easily degraded in the acidic pH environment due to enzymes secreted during the digestion process. Its instability under a certain condition will reduce its pharmacological activity and as a result, will reduce its health benefit. Therefore, bromelain needs to be encapsulated in a matrix such as alginate-carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) nanospheres by ionic gelation method using calcium ion as a crosslinking agent. The alginate-CMC nanospheres were evaluated for their swelling ratio, particle size, and drug encapsulation efficiency. Characterization was also carried out using fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) and scanning electron microscope. The results showed that the best nanosphere (611.05±0,35 nm) has swelling ratios of 177.27% and 2119.17% at pH 1.2 and pH 7.4, respectively. The encapsulation test revealed that the Alginate-CMC nanospheres can encapsulate the bromelain with encapsulation efficiency of 32.2%. The release of bromelain from the nanospheres was observed 14.09% and 31.14% respectively in the artificial gastric and intestinal environment after 8 hours. Bromelain in the nanospheres retains its identity after nanospheres formation as observed in FTIR studies. The encapsulated bromelain has a proteolitic activity up to 0.60 U/mL and antiplatelet activity of 73.95%. From these studies, it can be concluded that the alginate-CMC nanospheres can successfully protect bromelain from the acidic environment in the stomach and have slow-release characteristics. These results also suggest that alginate-CMC nanospheres could be a promising delivery system for enzyme delivery"

"Herbal medicine has had a terrible 20th century. An evolving relationship between humans and plants ground to a shuddering halt in the industrial world somewhere around the end of the 19th century. This was astonishing: humans had for millennia been articulating and finessing a primal co-evolution with the plant world and all sentient beings. The insights and benefits for health that had emerged were rich and real. However, while suited to living close to the land, these had become increasingly inadequate to meet the needs of urban life, often involving squalor and pandemic diseases, and when the principles of science and engineering became applicable to medicine the old ways were rudely thrown aside."

"Women are taking control of their own health and vitality by choosing herbal remedies as an alternative to traditional medicine. Because every year there are new research findings that women and their health providers need to know about, author Amanda McQuade Crawford, M.N.I.M.H, has used her clinical expertise to develop Herbal Remedies for Women.Herbal medicine is, in fact, fast becoming the alternative medicine of choice. Included in Crawford’s book is a broad spectrum of herbal remedies for various ailments such as chasteberry seed for fibroids as well as dandelion root and leaf for endometriosis. Also included is an herbal glossary and information on herbal preparation which corrects many herbal myths.Organized into six sections, Herbal Remedies for Women is designed to offer readers natural and effective therapies for an array of women’s issues.Crawford also divides each chapter into subheads which cover: definition of the syndrome, symptoms and signs, cause, conventional medical care, herbal treatment, and nutrition. Whether or not they have previous experience with herbal medicine, Herbal Remedies for Women provides readers with simple but effective remedies for self-healing."

"Medical Herbalism contains comprehensive information concerning the identification and use of medicinal plants by chemical structure and physiological effect, the art and science of making herbal medicine, the limitations and potential of viewing herbs chemically, and the challenge to current research paradigms posed by complex plant medicines. It also includes information on toxicology and contraindications, the issues involved in determining dosage and formulation types for an individual, guides to the different measurement systems and conversion tables, and the pros and cons of both industrial and traditional techniques.With additional sections devoted to the principles of green medicine, the history of Western Herbalism, the variety of other medical modalities using medicinal plants, an extensive resource directory, and a discussion of treatments organized by body system, Medical Herbalism is the comprehensive textbook all students and practitioners of clinical herbalism need to develop their healing practices."

"Contents: The European legislation (directive 2004/24/EC) brings clarification and recognition to herbal medicinal products / Giuseppe NisticoÌ? and Dagmar Roth-Behrendt -- Taxonomy, morphology, and ecology of medicinal plants: a botanical perspective / Simon Pierce, Alessandra Luzzaro, and Bruno E.L. Cerabolini -- Ethnopharmacological approaches used to identify medicinal plants / Tsukasa Sakurada ... [et al.] -- Medicinal plants : molecular biology/biotechnology approach -- Candida Vannini ... [et al.] -- Breeding and cultivation of medicinal plants / Christoph Carlen -- Sample preparation, analytical methods, and chemical standardization of medicinal plants -- Angela Perrone ... [et al.] -- The role of zebrafish in the future of natural product discovery -- Alexander D. Crawford, Camila V. Esguerra, and Peter A.M. de Witte -- Phytocomplexes versus single-entity drugs : the never-ending dilemma in herbal medicine / Elizabeth M. Williamson -- Molecular modes of action of drugs used in phytomedicine / Michael Wink -- Bioavailability issues of nonnutrient plant and fruit constituents / Mariusz Konrad Piskula and Junji Terao -- From identification to clinical translation of medicinal plants / Gian Franco Gensini ... [et al.] -- Recommendations for reporting randomized controlled trials of herbal medicine interventions / Joel J. Gagnier ... [et al.] --Pharmacovigilance methods and systems in herbal medicines / Gioacchino Calapai -- Mechanisms and clinical relevance of herb drug interactions from the perspectives of pharmacokinetics / Laura Berliocchi ... [et al.] -- Nature?s gift to photodynamic medicine : hypericin, a herbal photosensitizer is a component of hypericum perforatum / Heinrich Walt -- Plants and plant-derived products as cancer chemopreventive agents / Douglas M. Noonan, Ilaria Sogno, and Adriana Albini -- From standard tanacetum parthenium extract to a stabilized derivative of parthenolide : studies in animal models of pain / Rosaria Greco ... [et al.] -- Antiviral effects of essential oils used traditionally in phytomedicine / JuÌ?rgen Reichling and Paul Schnitzler -- The neuroprotective capacity of achyrocline satureioides (Lam) D.C. and its flavonoids : mechanisms of action / Federico Dajas ... [et al.] -- Recent progress in echinacea research / Karin Woelkart and Rudolf Bauer -- Contribution of herbal medicine to human health : a brief history / Luigi Antonio Morrone ... [et al.] -- Quality issues of current herbal medicines / Paola Montoro, Sonia Piacente, and Cosimo Pizza -- Herbal medicines in the developing world : South America / Federico Dajas and Felicia Rivera-Megret -- Herbal medicines : epidemiology of their utilization, a perspective on the industrialized world / Anna Loraschi and Marco Cosentino."

"Ancient and tried-and-true herbal remedies for everything from sunburn to sexual ennui feature detailed instructions for making more than one hundred herbal combinations and explain the benefits of the medicines."

""Herbal medicine is enjoying a much deserved revival with more and more people turning to its safe, natural remedies which are free from harmful side-effects." "The most comprehensive and authoritative guide available, this herbal offers clear, step-by-step advice on the use of herbal medicine for the safe treatment of a wide range of complaints. Its unique holistic approach enables you to restore and maintain wellbeing by treating the body as a whole." "Beautifully illustrated with over three hundred full-color pictures, it covers treatment of a wide range of complaints and diseases, gathering herbs and preparing remedies, A-Z herbal featuring more than 200 herbs, and Clear explanations of the body's systems.""