been used for various ailments. It has been used for the treatment of gastroenteritis, indigestion, to stimulate lactation, as an expectorant and to stimulate menstrual flow.4 Tea made from crushed fennel seeds has been used as eyewash for conjunctivitis. For the treatment of infants suffering from dyspeptic disorders, fennel tea may be a remedy of first
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 INTRODUCTION Millions of people across the world rely on tea. Tea originates from china as a medicinal crop and it has now grown to a multi-billion dollar global industry. In China for instance has over 80 million tea growers, in India it has an estimation of 2 million seasonal tea labourers and a million permanent tea workers while in our country Kenya it supports over three million people. As we depend on it to earn our living so it does to millions of workers around
Phytochemical studies of the plant 4 Ethnomedical survey of the plant 5 Pharmacological review of the plant 6 Herbal formulation/products available in the market 7 References Plant Profile Common name : Lemon grass Botanical source : Cymbopogon citrates Family name : Poaceae Vernacular name : Malay – serai wangi Tamil – Karppurappul Chinese – xiāng máo căo Macroscopical characters : Colour – having green leaves and white-greenish stem : Odour – strong, sharp, fresh, lemon scented : Shape –
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Related Literature The papermaking process is complicated and has far-reaching environmental impacts further than the simple paper production process, which itself is toxic, resource intensive, and uses chemicals and pollutants that generates major health issues and environmental degradation. Metaphorically speaking, the deforestation is required to obtain paper pulp and the disposal of paper waste products are major contributors to greenhouse
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of study Since the beginning of agriculture humans have had to endure major crop losses because of disease. Even today, when crop health is under careful scrutiny, disease may suddenly strike and ruin an entire season's growth. Fungal plant pathogens play an important role in all our lives as they threaten food security, economic prosperity and natural environments. Many fungi produce biologically activecompounds, several of which are toxicto animals or plants