KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN HERITAGE CULTURAL CRAFT, DAMASK WEAVING

Knowledge transfer in heritage cultural craft, damask weaving

The hand weaving of damask is no longer a craft that is commonly learned and very few books on the subject have been published in the last century.Damask weaving still exists among private practitioners, but what happens to the knowledge when nobody knows how to dress a loom and weave anymore? The aim of this study is to describe and compare damask

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Characterization of the immunomodulatory protein isolated from guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) churna, an ayurvedic rejuvenator

Objective: Guduchi [Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) f.and Thoms.], a rasayana (rejuvenator) in the traditional system of Indian medicine (Ayurveda), is known for its diverse bioactivities.The aim of this study was to isolate the immunomodulatory protein (ImP) from commercial guduchi churna (stem powder) and characterize it.Methods: Guduchi churna ext

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