Avi Health Dictionary

(Latin) Blessed with a gracious life Avianah, Avianna, Aviannah, Aviane, Avianne, Avyana, Avyanna, Avyane, Avyanne... aviana

Linn.

Synonym: A. alba Blume

Family: Verbenaceae; Avicenniaceae.

Habitat: A tree occurring in salt marshes and tidal creeks.

English: White mangrove.

Ayurvedic: Tuvara.

Siddha/Tamil: Kandal.

Folk: Tivaria (Gujarat), Upattam (Tamil Nadu).

Action: Stem/bark—astringent. Pulp of unripe fruit—used for healing skin lesions of smallpox; fruits and immature seeds, used as cicatrizant of abscesses and ulcers.

The bark contains 5% tannin, tri- acontanol and triterpenoids. Kernels contain lapachol, which possesses an- titumour activity. Aerial parts yield beta-sitosterol, friedelin, lupenone, lu- peol, betulinic and ursolic acids.... avicennia officinalis

(Hebrew) Our Lord is strong Abichall, Avigail, Avigayil... avichayil

The condition of a human being or an animal deprived of one or more vitamins (see VITAMIN).... avitaminosis

(Hebrew) One who is innocent and joyful; resembling springtime Avivi, Avivah, Aviv, Avivie, Avivice, Avni, Avri, Avyva, Avivit... aviva

A variety of in?uenza in chickens occurring in southern China that in 1997 appeared to jump the species barrier and infect humans. Some cases of the human version of the infection occurred in Hong Kong. There were fears of a serious epidemic which, because of a lack of natural resistance among humans, might have led to its worldwide spread. This has not so far occurred.... chinese avian influenza

Linn.

Family: Polygonaceae.

Habitat: From Kashmir to Kumaon.

English: Knotgrass, Knotweed, Mexican Sanguinaria.

Folk: Machoti, Kesri.

Action: Astringent and haemostatic. Used for excessive menstruation, bleeding piles; bleeding from bowel, stomach, lungs, nose, throat; mucous colitis, children's summer diarrhoea.

Key application: In mild catarrhs of the respiratory tract, inflammatory changes to the oral and pharyngeal mucosa. (German Commission E.)

The plant gave flavonoids including quercetin, avicularin, quercitrin, and derivatives of kaempferol, esculetin and scopoletin. The plant also gave gallic, caffeic, oxalic., silicic, chloro- genic and p-coumaric acids; tannins including catechin.

The methanolic extract of the plant showed high protection against CCl4- induced hepatotoxicity in mice. This activity is attributed to the presence of flavonoid glucosides.

The flavonoids exhibit astringent properties and are found to decrease capillary fragility and have a cortisonelike-effect on gingival tissue. (J Ethno- pharmacol, 74(1), 2001.)... polygonum aviculare

Linn.

Family: Rosaceae.

Habitat: Native to Eurasia; cultivated in Kashmir, Kumaon and Himachal Pradesh.

English: Sweet Cherry.

Ayurvedic: Elavaaluka, Elaya, Harivaaluka.

Folk: Gilaas, Krusbal.

Action: Fruit stalks—diuretic, antiinflammatory, astringent, used for oedema, inflammation of urinary tract, cystitis, nephritis, urinary retention.

The stems contain salicylic acid, organic acids tannins and potassium salts. Protocatechuic, p-coumaric, fer- ulic and diferculic acids have been identified in the shoots.

The fruit contains salicylates and cyanogenic glycosides, and vitamin A, B1 and C. Sugars consist mainly of glucose and fructose, with sucrose as a minor component. Malic acid is the principal acid, small amounts of citric, tartaric and succinic acids are also reported. The lipids of the fruit pulp contain cis-vaccenic acid.

The acetone extract of peduncle gave an isoflavone, prunetin, which on hydrolysis yielded an aglycone identified as prunetin and sugar as glucose.

The seeds contain a cyanogenic gly- coside and are toxic. The bark contains tannins up to 16%.

Dosage: Seed—3-5 g powder. (CCRAS.)... prunus avium

960-1037AD (Arabic: Ibn Sina). Famous Arabian physician. His medical system, The Canon, based largely on herbs, was for centuries a standard for the teaching and practice of Arabian medicine. His Advia-I-Qalbia (Precious Book of Heart Remedies) is being re-discovered and approved by Arabian medical scientists. Avicenna, himself, attached great importance to his description of 62 cardiac medicines. He was the first to note the sweet taste of the urine of diabetes. ... avicenna

The medical speciality concerned with the physiological effects of air travel and with the causes and treatment of medical problems that may occur during a flight.... aviation medicine

a disease of poultry and other birds caused by strains of *influenza A virus. The severity of the disease depends on the strain of virus involved: H5N1 is particularly deadly (causing fowl plague (or pest), with a mortality approaching 100%) and very contagious, being spread between domestic flocks by wild birds. This virus is not easily transmissible to humans, requiring close contact with infected birds or their faeces. The first human cases of H5N1 infection (‘bird flu’) were reported in 1997 and restricted to Hong Kong: 18 people were infected, six of whom died. Since then half of the people infected with H5N1 in Asia, Europe, the Near East, and Africa have died. Most cases of avian influenza in humans have resulted from contact with infected poultry; human-to-human transmission has been extremely rare. However, if H5N1 should develop this ability, a serious pandemic could occur. See also swine influenza.... avian influenza