A qualitative and quantitative comparison of Crocus sativus and Nigella sativa immunomodulatory effects

Introduction: According to Rome IV, functional dyspepsia is diagnosed with presence of dyspepsia in the absence of organic or metabolic causes. FD caused by several factors such as impaired gastric accommodation and hypersensitivity to gastric distention. Several studies have reported effectiveness of herbal medicine on FD. This article, thus, reviews Persian herbal medicine in FD. Method: Electronic databases including Pubmed, Scopus, Cochrain, Embase, Web of science and Ovid were searched so as to find clinical articles related to dyspepsia and herbal medicine by July 2019. Our search strategies were traditional medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, herb, plant, and dyspepsia. We excluded all articles except Persian clinical trials. Results: We found 34 clinical trials with 15 herbs and 4 compound herbal remedies like Asparagus racemosus, Brassica oleracea, Cynara scolymus, Ocimum basilicum, Mentha longifolia, Mentha pulegium, Mentha piperata, Pimpinella anisum, Nigella sativa, Mastic gum, Curcuma longa, Pistatio atlantica, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Solanum tuberosum and Zingiber officinale and compound remedies of Rosa damascene & Crocus sativus, Trachyspermum copticom & Apium graveolence, Carum carvi & Mentha pipperata, Gingiber officinalis & Cynara scolymus are effective in functional dyspepsia. Conclusion: Many people use herbal and traditional remedies for treatment of disorders such as gastrointestinal disordersو , especially in Asian countries. Several studies reported the efficacy of herbal medicine in functional dyspepsia. Although their mechanisms are not fully understood, it seems they can modulate GI motility and improve symptoms of FD.

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Qualitative and quantitative comparison of pollen calendars for plain and mountain areas

Clinical & Experimental Allergy ◽

10.1111/j.1365-2222.1976.tb01920.x ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 383-393 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

FRANCOIS B. MICHEL ◽

PIERRE COUR ◽

LYNE QUET ◽

JEAN P. MARTY

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Comparison ◽

Mountain Areas ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative

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The appropriacy of fluency tests in assessing epileptic seizure lateralization in children with partial epilepsy

Psihologija ◽

10.2298/psi0802195v ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 195-211

Author(s):

Jasmina Vuksanovic ◽

Milena Djuric

Keyword(s):

Left Hemisphere ◽

Right Hemisphere ◽

Partial Epilepsy ◽

Quantitative Comparison ◽

Control Group ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Seizure Focus ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

The Right

Fluency tests are frequently used in clinical practice to asses executive functions. The literature data are not unequivocal although in a great number of papers is pointed out the importance of the left hemisphere, specially of the left frontal lobes in the mediation of phonological fluency and the right hemisphere in the mediation of nonverbal fluency. This paper considers the suitability of fluency tests for the detection of left versus right seizure laterality. The sample consisted of thirty-two epilepsy patients divided into two groups: LHF-participants with the seizure focus in the left hemisphere (n=16), and DHF-participants with the seizure focus in the right hemisphere (n=16), and K-the control group of t age-matched healthy children (n=50) aged 7-11 years. The qualitative and quantitative comparison of the phonological and nonverbal fluency performance was carried out in consideration of the seizure laterality as well as compared to the healthy controls. The results of phonological fluency performance revealed that the performance of the LHF group was significantly reduced as compared to both DHF and K group. The analysis of nonverbal fluency performance revealed that the performance of the DHF group was significantly reduced as compared to both LHF and K group The qualitative analysis obtained valuable data, which could additionally contribute to the neuropsychological evaluation of the left versus right seizure laterality.

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Investigation of the effects of six medicinal plants with antiviral effects against COVID-19

10.21203/rs.3.rs-766824/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Harun ALP ◽

Hasan ASİL ◽

Demet Duman

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Nigella Sativa ◽

Water Extract ◽

Antiviral Effect ◽

Vero Cells ◽

Glycyrrhiza Glabra ◽

Crocus Sativus ◽

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽

The World

Abstract Today, the coronavirus epidemic, which caused the death of 79 million cases and 1743 thousand people in 218 countries around the world, continues to increase its impact all over the world. Researchers are still trying to develop an effective solution against covid-19, including vaccines and drugs. However, there are few studies that determine the effect of natural products obtained from plants on covid-19. Medicinal and aromatic plants have been used for therapeutic purposes since the existence of humanity. In this study, the effects of some important medicinal plants including Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Saffron (Crocus sativus L.), Nigella (Nigella sativa L.), Laurel (Lauris nobilis), Karabaş (Lavandula stoechas), and Zahter (Thymbra spicata L. var. Spicata) against Covid-19 were investigated in vitro conditions. The six plants were evaluated for cytotoxic effect on Vero cells and determining inhibition of viral replication in Vero-E6 cells at concentrations of broad-spectrum antiviral non-cytotoxic against Covid-19 in cell culture and an additional antiviral effect against Covid-19. According to the results, the five examined plants (Saffron, Nigella, Laurel, Karabaş, Zahter) were ineffective against Covid-19 in vitro conditions. Interisingly, the water extract obtained from the root of the licorice plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra) inhibited Covid-19 in vitro conditions in the 2nd dilution (1: 4) following the initial concentration in Vero-E6 cells.

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Managing Late Measurements in Data Warehouses

Data Warehousing and Mining ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-951-9.ch047 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 738-754

Author(s):

Matteo Golfarelli ◽

Stefano Rizzi

Keyword(s):

Data Warehousing ◽

Historical Analysis ◽

Quantitative Comparison ◽

Design Decisions ◽

Alternative Design ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Traditional Design ◽

Different Types ◽

Design Solutions ◽

Valid Time

Though in most data warehousing applications no relevance is given to the time when events are recorded, some domains call for a different behavior. In particular, whenever late measurements of events take place, and particularly when the events registered are subject to further updates, the traditional design solutions fail in preserving accountability and query consistency. In this article, we discuss the alternative design solutions that can be adopted, in presence of late measurements, to support different types of queries that enable meaningful historical analysis. These solutions are based on the enforcement of the distinction between transaction time and valid time within the schema that represents the fact of interest. Besides, we provide a qualitative and quantitative comparison of the solutions proposed, aimed at enabling wellinformed design decisions.

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