Omega-3 or Omega-6: Which is Better? As you already know, the main polyunsaturated fatty acids are omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, which have been the subject of much discussion in the press and on television recently. Now that such a large number of supplements based on omega-3 fatty acids have appeared, the question inevitably arises:…
Coenzyme Q against aging. Let’s eat meat! Continuing to consider the issue of antioxidants, let us now look at the place and role of one of the components of the body’s own antioxidant defense from a slightly different angle, namely – a component of the respiratory chain in mitochondria – coenzyme Q (= ubiquinone,…
Grapefruit – a danger for women? Estrogens and breast cancer? Weight loss? Several years ago, results obtained by American scientists from the University of Southern California and the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii (Monroe K.R., Murphy S.P., Kolonel L.N., Pike M.C. (2007)) shocked the scientific community. In a study of the health status of…
Maksutina Nina Pavlovna(19.02.1925–17.11.2015). 90 years The text was written directly by Nina Pavlovna and is presented on the page without edits An outstanding Ukrainian phytochemist and pharmacognosist, honored figure of science and technology of Ukraine, laureate of the All-Union Society of Inventors and Innovators (ASII) among women, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor.A participant in the…
Theophrastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus (November 10, 1493 – September 28, 1541). 48 years His full name was Philipp Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim Paracelsus. The nickname Aureolus, meaning “golden,” and the name that entered history – Paracelsus, meaning equal to Celsus, he invented himself. He was born in the Swiss town of…
Welcome! Khush kelibsiz! Қош келдіңіз! Кош келдыныздер! Hoş geldiňiz! !ترحيب Genius people do not die. Because their intellectual, emotional, and spiritual universe is so rich, vast, and multifaceted that after their physical death, we feel not only their influence but also their invisible presence. We relate our actions to them, seek their advice, and learn….
Claudius Galen (131–201 AD). 70 years Ancient Roman physician, philosopher, naturalist. Born in Pergamum, the son of the architect Nikon. After thorough and comprehensive study of philosophy with representatives of the four main schools of that time: Stoic, Platonic, Peripatetic, and Epicurean, Galen began studying the art of medicine at the age of…
Contact Information Konovalova Olena Yuriyivna Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry, Pharmacognosy Kyiv Medical University Kyiv, Ukraine I have deliberately chosen not to provide my email address at this time; due to a heavy workload, I am unfortunately unable to respond to individual inquiries at present. When engaging with this resource, please…
Dear and esteemed friends – visitors of my website dedicated to pharmacognosy! For many years, this site existed in a Russian-speaking version, as from the very beginning of its creation (back in 2005!) it was conceived as a source of useful and interesting pharmacognostic information for Russian-speaking users from all over the world….