The relationship between women’s characteristics and herbal medicines use during pregnancy

Aims. To undertake a systematic review of the recent (2008–2013) primary literature, describing views and experiences of CAM use during pregnancy by women and healthcare professionals.Method. Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Database of Systematic Review Library and Allied, and Complementary Medicine Database were searched. Studies reporting systemic CAM products (homeopathic preparations, herbal medicines, Vitamins and minerals, homeopathy, and special diets) alone or in combination with other nonsystemic CAM modalities (e.g., acupuncture) were included.Results. Database searches retrieved 2,549 citations. Removal of duplicates followed by review of titles and abstracts yielded 32 relevant studies. Twenty-two reported the perspectives of women and their CAM use during pregnancy, while 10 focused on healthcare professionals. The majority of studies had significant flaws in study design and reporting, including a lack of appropriate definitions of CAM and associated modalities, absence of detailed checklists provided to participants, the use of convenience sampling, and a general lack of scientific robustness in terms of data validity and reliability.Conclusion. To permit generalisability of study findings, there is an urgent need to expand the evidence base assessing CAMs use during pregnancy using appropriately designed studies.

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A Retrospective Cohort Study of Herbal Medicines Use during Pregnancy: Prevalence, Adverse Reactions, and Newborn Outcomes

Traditional and Integrative Medicine ◽

10.18502/tim.v5i2.3627 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kosar Raoufinejad ◽

Kheirollah Gholami ◽

Mohammadreza Javadi ◽

Mehdi Rajabi ◽

Hassan Torkamandi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Adverse Reactions ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Postpartum Women ◽

Discharge Data ◽

Face To Face ◽

Newborn Outcomes ◽

Medicines Use ◽

Gastrointestinal Complaints ◽

Potential Risks

This study aimed to investigate the herbal medicines use prevalence and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) during pregnancy as well as the probable effects on newborn outcomes. Postpartum women with a live singleton infant were eligible if declared consent before discharge. Data was collected retrospectively by face-to-face interviews. Generally, 400 pairs of mother/infant were recruited. At least one herbal medicine was used by 325/400 (81.3%) women. Peppermint, frankincense, flixweed, olive oil, and cinnamon were the most common herbs. Overall, 26 ADRs were reported by 19/325 (5.8%) women. Gastrointestinal complaints were the most frequent herbal ADRs (18/26, 69.2%). Gestational age, Apgar scores, birthweight, complications, and malformations of newborns were similar between groups. In conclusion, herbal medicines were highly used by pregnant women, while they did not affect newborn outcomes either positively or adversely. Despite low frequency rate of herbal ADRs during pregnancy, their safety, efficacy, interactions, and potential risks need further studies.

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Study the Relationship between Chemical Components of Complex Prescription and Blood Flow of the Ileus Rats

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.864-867.512 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 864-867 ◽

pp. 512-515 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Bin Nie ◽

Jian Qiang Du ◽

Ri Yue Yu ◽

Zhuo Wang

Keyword(s):

Blood Flow ◽

Correlation Analysis ◽

Uniform Design ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Chemical Components ◽

Least Squares Regression ◽

Optimal Method ◽

The Relationship

Explore the relationship between chemical components of complex prescription and blood flow of the ileus rats, and predict the best compatibility. Method: first of all, experimental design. with reference to the original formula, the herbal medicines in a prescription include Rhubarb, Mangnolia officinalis, immature bitter orange, mirabilite designed nine formula based on Mixing uniform design, obtain chemical components of complex prescription and intestinal blood flow data; Secondly, explore important variables and interaction affect the information; The third, mathematical modelling. Finally, the target optimization. Results: there are interactions in the chemical components of complex prescription, and have the best compatibility. Conclusion: conjunctive use correlation analysis, partial correlation analysis, orthogonal partial least square analysis, Partial least-squares Regression, Optimal Method to study the compatibility of the dachengqi decoction is feasible and effective.

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The Prevalence and Predictors of Herbal Medicines’ Use in Cancer: A systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies.

10.31730/osf.io/cbtpy ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

John Baptist Asiimwe ◽

Sarki Ahmed ◽

Mauda Mugisha Kamatenesi ◽

Esther Atukunda ◽

Prakash PN ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Herbal Medicine ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Observational Studies ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Medicines Use ◽

Geographical Regions ◽

The World ◽

Economic Regions

The study aims to estimate the prevalence of herbal medicines use in cancer patients across the various regions of the world (geographical regions, economic regions) and establish the key predictors of herbal medicines use in those regions. The study will only synthesize literature from primary observational studies (cohorts and crosssectional study) reported in english between 2000 and 2020 (current). This study is evisaged to provide updated data on the magnitude of herbal medicine in cancer, that will in the end guide healthcare policy.

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The Relationship Between the Perception of Traditional Medicine Use and the Quality of Community Life in Pulungdowo Village, Tumpang Sub-District, Malang Regency

JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN PUBLIC HEALTH ◽

10.30994/jqph.v4i1.139 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 192-201

Author(s):

Anggi Restyana ◽

Khalimatus Nur Eka Agustanti ◽

Lisa Savitri ◽

Nur Fahma Laili

Keyword(s):

Traditional Medicine ◽

Short Form ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Traditional Medicines ◽

Average Value ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Health Promotion Programs ◽

The Relationship ◽

Improve Health

Background Public interest in use of traditional medicines in Indonesia is high. Community in Pulungdowo is one of them. Use of traditional medicines can support the QoL community for their safety and benefits. Measurement of QoL was carried out using Short Form (SF-36). Purpose was to determine relationship between perception of the use of traditional medicine and QoL of the community in Pulungdowo. Methods used descriptive analytic method with quantitative approach using purposive sampling method. Retrieval of research data used questionnaires distributed to 100 respondents in Pulungdowo. Result perception of the use of traditional medicine obtained a total score of 29; mean = 25.65 and SD = 4.89. On QoL of community showed results of average value of each sub-variable QoL that is more than 50. Analysis test of relationship between perception of the use of traditional medicines with QoL, results obtained with a sig 0,000. Conclusion respondents perceptions on the use of traditional medicines was good which meant that respondents could receive and process information well about the use of traditional medicines. In addition, QoL of community after using traditional medicines was also said to be good. Results of the analysis of relationship between perception of the use of traditional medicine and QoL of Pulungdowo showed that there was a relationship between perception of the use of traditional medicine and QoL community. It is needed to improve health promotion programs such as counselling about introduction of traditional medicine types regarding to large number of people only know herbal medicines.

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Safety of Herbal Medicines in Children

10.5772/intechopen.94545 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sevinç Polat ◽

Ayşe Gürol

Keyword(s):

Herbal Medicine ◽

Pediatric Population ◽

Clinical Care ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

World Health ◽

Herbal Products ◽

Medicines Use ◽

Herbal Medicinal ◽

Health Complications ◽

Health Organization

Herbal medicine is used by individuals of all ages, including children. Herbal medicine includes herbs, herbal materials and preparations, and finished herbal products. Herbal medicine or herbal products’ use for all ages have increased in recent years. Based on the data of the World Health Organization, almost 80% of the population in developing countries trust herbal medicines to meet their health needs. Herbal medicines use unconsciously as though these products are harmless. The use of herbal products in children is a concern because little information is available concerning the benefits and risks of these products in the pediatric population. This creates a serious problem in the treatment of children, and reveals a serious and under-recognized hazard in clinical care. The safety of most herbal medicinal products is absent since lack of suitable quality controls and not available of appropriate patient information. Owing to the possibility of serious health complications arising from the use of herbal products, it is mandatory to understand their use in the general population in order for appropriate measures to be put into place.

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The relationship of pharmaceutical services toward the use of herbal medicine : Indonesian case

Jurnal Profesi Medika Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan ◽

10.33533/jpm.v14i1.1677 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Putu Eka Arimbawa ◽

Dewi Puspita Apsari ◽

I Gusti Ngurah Agung Windra Wartana Putra ◽

Muhammad Iqbal Fasa

Keyword(s):

Herbal Medicine ◽

Health Information ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Pharmaceutical Services ◽

Drug Preparation ◽

Questionnaire Data ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City

Pharmaceutical services are services provided by a pharmacist in providing health information including the use of herbal medicines. The purpose of this study was to look at the relationship between pharmaceutical services and the use of herbal medicines in the city of Denpasar. The number of samples used was 97. Data were collected from January to February 2020 in the city of Denpasar using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the binary logistic test. The results showed that pharmaceutical services did not have a significant relationship with the use of herbal medicines (P> 0.05). Pharmaceutical services such as completeness of the drug, pharmacist's readiness to assist, and the speed of drug preparation services that are less good can affect the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of herbal medicine.

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