Safety of the Oral Triphala Recipe from Acute and Chronic Toxicity Tests in Sprague-Dawley Rats.

Background: The Indian Ayurvedic herbal formula Triphala (TPL) is known for its pharmacological properties for immunomodulation, anti-inflammation, antioxidant, and anti-cancer. This study aimed to investigate the acute and chronic toxicities of the Triphala recipe in a rat model.

Methods: To assess the acute toxicities, 5000 mg/kg of TPL was orally administered to Sprague-Dawley rats.

Ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Northern Thailand: a 16-year review.

Purpose: To evaluate clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes in patients with ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) at a tertiary center in Northern Thailand.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with either corneal-conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) from May 2000 to December 2015, were recruited. The patients' demographics, symptoms, clinical characteristics, cytopathology, treatments, and outcomes were reviewed.

Tracheal Capillary Hemangioma Successfully Treated With Combined Bronchoscopic Cryotherapy and Argon-Plasma Coagulation.

We report a 43-year-old female who presented with recurrent non-massive hemoptysis for four months. Chest radiograph was normal. Thoracic computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a 0.

Antitumor Efficacy of the Herbal Recipe Benja Amarit against Highly Invasive Cholangiocarcinoma by Inducing Apoptosis both In Vitro and In Vivo.

Thailand is the country with highest incidence and prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) in the world. Due to the frequently late diagnosis that is associated with this disease, most CCA patients are prescribed chemotherapy as a form of treatment. However, CCA is able to resist the presently available chemotherapy, so to the prognosis of this disease is still very poor.

Acute and chronic toxicities of Bacopa monnieri extract in Sprague-Dawley rats.

Background: Bacopa monnieri is a medicinal plant which has long been used in Ayurvedic medicines to augment brain function and to improve memory. The purpose of our study was to identify and evaluate possible toxic effects of B. monnieri extract in rats by assessing hematological, biochemical, and histopathological parameters.