Lung ailments

Cuba. Hot water extract of the seed is taken orally by males as an anaphrodisiac k Haiti. Decoction of the grilled fruit and leaf is taken orally for anemia, edema, asthenia, and rage. The fruit is taken orally for hepatitis and liver troubles. The soaked fruit is used externally for nervous shock. For headache, the leaf decoction is taken orally or the leaf is applied to the head h Mexico, The leaves are made into a poultice and used to treat fever . Hot water extract of the roasted seed is taken orally by nursing mothers to increase milk production h Nicaragua. Leaves are used externally for headache, and the hot water extract is taken orally for stomach pain . Decoction of the seed is taken orally for fever and used externally for cuts and hemorrhage L Peru. Hot water extract of the dried fruit is taken orally as a stimulant for sleepiness and drunkenness h Infusion of the leaf is taken orally to induce labor, and the hot water extract is taken orally as an antitus-sive in flu and lung ailments . 

Hibiscus mutabilis L. Fu Rong Yie (Cotton rose) (leaf, flower) Isoquercitrin, hyperoside, rutin, quercetin-4-glucoside, quercetin, quercimeritrin.50 Applied to swellings, bums, ulcers. Internally lung ailments, cough, dysuria, menorrhagia. 

Commonly used items such as latex gloves can cause asthma and other lung ailments. Our respiratory system connects the mouth, nose, lungs, and tubes. Occupational respiratory disease is a medical term normally used to describe diseases caused by, or made worse by, something breathed in at work (eg, wood dust, stone dust, poultry dust, or fumes). 

Ubaye Valley (France) Decoction used for lung ailments and as an emollient (Novaretti and Lemordant 1990)... 

Ozone (O3), a major constituent of smog, is a health hazard at ground level— it inflames the airways, worsens lung ailments, and increases the risk of death from heart or lung disease. In the stratosphere, however, a layer of ozone shields the Earih from harmful solar radiation, with the greatest concentrations lying between 12 and 15 miles above the Earth s surface. 

In certain lung ailments such as emphysema, there is a decrease in the ability of oxygen to diffuse into the blood. 

Exposure to sulfur dioxide in the ambient air has been associated with reduced lung function, increased incidence of respiratory symptoms and diseases, irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, and premature mortality. Children, the elderly, and those already suffering from respiratory ailments, such as asthmatics, are especially at risk. Health impacts appear to be linked especially to brief exposures to ambient concentrations above 1,000 ixg/in (acute exposures measured over 10 minutes). Some epidemiologic studies, however, have shown an association between relatively low annual mean levels and excess mortality. It is not clear whether long-... 

Ephedra has been used to treat a variety of ailments for thousands of years. Five thousand years ago the Chinese used ephedra as a medication to treat sweating, lung and bronchial constriction, water retention, coughing, shortness of breath, the common cold, and fevers. 

Introduction and Statement of Problem. Current techniques to remove particulates in coal fired power plant flues are based on electrostatic precipitators, bag houses, cyclones and wet scrubbers. Typical collection efficiencies of such devices and the far less efficient cyclones are shown in Figure 1 (J,). Of interest is the fact that below 1 micrometer the efficiencies drop off rather precipitously. Work presented by Davies ( ), Figure 2, has shown that the human lower pulmonary system is unfortunately most efficient in absorbing and retaining particles in the 1 micrometer range. These particles are the primary cause of such respiratory ailments as bronchitis, emphysema and lung cancer. 

The problems of ozone depletion in the upper atmosphere have led to increased problems of exposure of the skin to solar ultraviolet radiation [74]. Ultraviolet radiation to earth, due to the above effect could gradually affect human s immune system. Ailments like cataract, lung diseases and skin cancer would increase. Approximately 90% of non-melanoma and 65% of melanoma skin cancers have been attributed to ultraviolet exposure. 

Early in 1917 two young Public Health Service doctors arrived in Butte, Montana, and prepared to begin a study of the lung diseases and other ailments that afflicted the city s copper miners. Here came together for the first time a pair of men whose scientific and political influence would shape environmental policy for decades to come. 

An evergreen shrub of Africa, the Middle East, and India, whose roots, seeds, and leaves have been a part of Ayurvedic medicine in India for thonsands of years, for varied ailments. In vitro stndies show that ashwagandha inhibits the growth of cancers of the breast, central nervous system, lung, and colon. 

From all these studies, it is clear that curcumin exhibits activities against cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes, the major ailments in the U.S. This dmg has also shown therapeutic effects against Alzheimer s disease, multiple sclerosis, cataract formation, HIV, and drag-induced nonspecific toxicity in the heart, lung, and kidney. Several of the studies estabhshing curcumin s potential were carried out in animals. Further testing of curcumin in humans is required to confirm these observations. A clinical development plan for using curcumin to treat cancer was recently described by the NCI. Studies also show that in countries such as India where curcumin is consumed. 

Traditional use The plant is used as an antiemetic. In Tibetan medicine this species is used to treat edema and gynecological diseases (Akopov 1990). Decoction or tea of the aboveground parts is recommended to treat epilepsy, jaundice, edema, lung tuberculosis, nose bleeds, gastrointestinal ailments, common colds, and gynecological diseases, as well as a general tonic. The herb is used in a poultice to treat bruises, wounds, abscesses, and rheumatism. A decoction of the roots is drunk to treat diarrhea, ulcers, and hver and kidney diseases. A tea of the seeds and herb is drank to treat side pains, headache, dizziness, and bronchitis (Khodzhimatov 1989 Mamedov et al. 2004). 

OSHA estimates tens of millions of U.S. workers are potentially exposed to one or more hazardous chemicals in their workplaces. There are hundreds of thousands of hazardous chemicals found in the workplace, with numerous new ones being introduced each year. The chemicals can be either health hazards, physical hazards, or in some cases, both. Simple rashes or more serious conditions such as burns, sterility, lung damage, heart ailments, kidney damage, or cancer can be associated with exposures to hazardous chemicals (State of Kentucky, 1992, p. 1). 

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