Simvastatin for Cholesterol

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Simvastatin was popularly recognized as Zocor. Nowadays, with the rise of numerous cheaper brands and generic equivalent competitors, most people understood simvastatin simply as cholesterol–lowering drug.

Simvastatin is an antihyperlipidaemic agent. As a statin or HMG CoA reductase inhibitor, simvastatin reduces the LDL (low-density lipoprotein) or the bad cholesterol. It also decreases the triglycerides in the blood while increasing the HDL (high-density lipoprotein) or the good cholesterol.

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Glibenclamide VS Aloe Vera Supplement for Diabetes

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Glibenclamide is a common medicine for blood sugar control. While it is recognized for the trade name Euglocon, a lot of generic version of glibenclamide can also be found in pharmacies and drugstore outlets. But, as most people want an alternative herbal base, aloe vera supplement has becoming an interest for diabetic patients. But, can aloe vera be an effective hypoglycemic agent in comparison to glibenclamide?

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Poppy Seeds Facts

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Poppy seeds lack alkaloids which are compounds responsible for the pharmaceutical effect in plants. In Opium, there are more than 30 different alkaloids present. The most important of these are morphine which exists to the extent of 4 to 21%; codeine, 0.8 to 2.5%; noscapine, 4 to 8%; papaverine 0.5 to 2.5 %; and thebaine, 0.5 to 2%.

Other opium alkaloids include narceine, protopine, laudanine, codamine, cryptopine, lanthopine and meconidine. Each of these alkaloids acts chiefly on the central nervous system- their action first stimulates then depresses the nerve impulse. They serve as analgesic, hypnotic and narcotic.

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