scholarly journals Neuroscience and herbal plants: A review on the most important herbal plants effective on chronic pain

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-388
Author(s):  
Saber Abbaszadeh ◽  
Parisa Arvin ◽  
Mojtaba Khaksarian
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Tissue Injury ◽  
Solanum Melongena ◽  
Psychomotor Retardation ◽  
Crocus Sativus ◽  
Rosa Damascena ◽  
Hyoscyamus Niger ◽  
Herbal Plants

Chronic pain can be periodic, persistent, or even a combination of both. Unlike acute pain, chronic pain is not usually useful, reduces the quality of life and functional abilities and also weakens mental health, interpersonal relationships, and financial status, leading to changes in appetite, sleep disorders, psychomotor retardation, tiredness and depression. Human being has always faced various kinds of pain during life and sought to relieve his pain. Pain is a sign of a disease that acts as a warning mechanism and informs of a tissue injury. In this regard, the analgesic effects of many medicinal plants have also been studied. Therefore, in this review study, indigenous medicinal plants with anti-chronic pain effects were reported. Information to conduct this review was obtained using the keywords chronic pain, herbal drug, Iran, medicinal plants, extracts and essential oils to retrieve articles indexed in databases such as Scopus, SID, Magiran, Google Scholar and other Persian databases. The related articles were reviewed for plants serving as chronic pain killers. After reviewing the literature, it was found that Solanum melongena, Hyoscyamus niger, Phoenix dactylifera, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Artemisia sieberi, Crocus sativus, Carum copticum, Euphorbia helioscopia, Hypericum perforatum, Cucurbita maxima, Passiflora caerulea, Rosa damascena, Tanacetum parthenium, Allium jesdianum and Pistacia atlantica among indigenous medicinal plants with analgesic effect.

scholarly journals Therapeutic Potential of Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus L.)

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 1240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeliha Selamoglu ◽  
Senay Ozgen
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Scarlet Fever ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Crocus Sativus ◽  
Folk Remedy ◽  
Herbal Plants ◽  
Crocus Sativus L

Herbal plants are using for folk medicine since immemorial times. Hippocrates who is the father of medicine, refer to 400 medicinal plants and advised ‘‘let food be your medicine and let medicine be your food’’. Most of plants are using today for medicine. It is still acceptable today that prevention is more important than treatment. Saffron was utilized in folk remedy against scarlet fever, smallpox, colds, asthma, eye and heart diseases, tumours, and cancer.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of medicinal herbs on psychological indices before and after surgeries

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-327
Author(s):  
Gholamreza Shabanian ◽  
Saeid Heidari-Soureshjani ◽  
Johannes Salcher
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Medicinal Herbs ◽  
Crocus Sativus ◽  
Rosa Damascena ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Psychological Indices

Psychological complications appear to be significant disorders which need prolonged recovery period. They cause disability and impose hospitalized costs on patients. This systematic review was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of medicinal herbs on psychological indices in patients undergoing surgeries. The keywords such as anxiety, depression, aggressive, impulsive, stress, delirium and cognitive in combination with surgery and medicinal plants search terms such as medicinal plant or phyto or herb were used to search for relevant publications indexed in the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), Scopus and PubMed using EndNote software. A total of 1231 studies with mentioned keywords were added to the bank of the study and after considering inclusion and exclusion criteria, 36 human studies were reviewed. Some medicinal plants such as Passiflora incarnata L., Valeriana officinalis L., Melissa officinalis L., Crocus sativus L., and Rosa damascena Mill. and some herbal formulas like Hochu-ekki-to and Yokukansan and also some phytochemicals such as ?-6 PUFA and Gastrodin reduce the psychological symptoms in several ways in the patients undergoing operation. Most of the clinical studies were carried out on aromatherapy and the others were based on oral administration. Taken together, using medicinal herbs in medical settings before and after surgery is an effective alternative way for alleviating some psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression, aggressive and impulsive behavior, stress, delirium and cognitive dysfunction. However, the surgeons and anesthesiologists must be aware of their interaction and possible complications.

scholarly journals The Stimulatory Effects of Medicinal Plants on β2-adrenoceptors of Tracheal Smooth Muscle

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzaneh Shakeri ◽  
Vahideh Ghorani ◽  
Saeideh Saadat ◽  
Zahra Gholamnezhad ◽  
Mohammad Hossein Boskabady
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Tracheal Smooth Muscle ◽  
Crocus Sativus ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Pulmonary Diseases ◽  
Thymus Vulgaris ◽  
Rosa Damascena ◽  
Ephedra Sinica

Medicinal plants have been identified and used as primary sources in prevention and treatment of pulmonary diseases (mainly obstructive pulmonary diseases) from ancient times due to various pharmacological activities. In this review, the stimulatory effects of extracts, some fractions and constituents of medicinal plants on β2-adrenoceptors which could be used as possible therapeutic agents in the future were reviewed. Various databases including; Medline, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched using stimulatory effect, β2-adrenoceptors, possible mechanism, tracheal smooth muscle (TSM), medicinal plants and their constituents as keywords from 1985 to 2017. All studied plants including; Nigella sativa, Rosa damascena, Thymus vulgaris, Carum copticom, Carum carvi, Zataria multiflora, Crocus sativus, Cuminum cyminum, Liomnia acidissima, Portulaca oleraceae, Satureja hortensis, Ephedra sinica and Achillea millefolium showed relaxant effect on tracheal smooth muscle with a stimulatory effect on β2-adrenoceptors mechanism. The studied plants and their constituents could be of therapeutic value in clinical practice as a bronchodilatory drug by β2-adrenoceptors stimulatory mechanism for treatment of obstructive pulmonary diseases.

scholarly journals O uso de plantas medicinais é efetivo para o controle de sintomas depressivos em adultos?: Uma revisão integrativa

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e35611124520
Author(s):  
Laiane Silva dos Santos ◽  
Lucivania Cordeiro Silva ◽  
Martone Moreira Conceição ◽  
Rosana Souza do Nascimento ◽  
Gisele Lopes de Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Crocus Sativus ◽  
Herbal Plants

Este estudo buscou contribuir para a identificação e síntese das evidências de ensaios controlados randomizados sobre os efeitos do uso das plantas medicinais no controle dos sintomas depressivos em adultos. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, com busca realizada em bases de dados, utilizando os seguintes termos: (medicinal plants OR herbal plants), (depressive disorder OR depression), and (adults OR adult population). Foram incluídos: ensaios controlados randomizados; publicados em artigos originais disponíveis na íntegra; em língua inglesa ou portuguesa, e realizados com adultos de 18 a 59 anos. Foram excluídos os artigos duplicados e que não atenderam aos critérios de inclusão. A busca resultou em um total de 354 estudos, sendo 9 estudos incluídos para análise. A Crocus sativus (açafrão) foi a planta medicinal mais utilizada, com administração por meio de cápsulas em um período entre 4 e 12 semanas. O uso das plantas medicinais mostrou efeitos positivos para redução da intensidade dos sintomas de depressão, melhora do desempenho da memória e do humor, e melhora na qualidade do sono. No entanto, este resultado deve ser interpretado com moderação, em razão do número de estudos e da qualidade metodológica.

Phytotherapy for wound healing: The most important herbal plants in wound healing based on Iranian etnobotanical documents

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal Solati ◽  
Mehrdad Karimi ◽  
Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei ◽  
Naser Abbasi ◽  
Saber Abbaszadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Datura Stramonium ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Mentha Pulegium ◽  
Accelerate Wound Healing ◽  
Healing Tissue ◽  
Herbal Plants ◽  
Echium Amoenum

: Wound healing is a process which starts with inflammatory response after damage occurrence. This process happens by restoring the wound surface coating tissue, migrating fibroblasts to form the needed collagen, forming a healing tissue and finally contortion and extraction of the wound. Today, various drugs are used to heal the wound. However, the used drugs to repair wounds have some defects and side effects. In spite of all attempts to accelerate wound healing definitely, no safe drug has been introduced for this purpose. Therefore, the necessity of identifying herbal plants in ethnopharmacology and ethnobotany documents with healing effect is felt essential. In this article we tried to review and present Iranian effective medicinal plants and herbal compounds used for wound healing. Searching was performed on databases including ISI Web of Science, PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, ISC, SID, Magiran and some other databases. The keywords used included wound healing, skin treatment, medicinal plants, ethnobotany, and phytotherapy. In this regard, 139 effective medicinal plants on wound healing were identified based on ethnopharmacology and ethnobotanical sources of Iran. Medicinal plants such as Salvia officinalis, Echium amoenum, Verbascum spp., G1ycyrrhiza glabra, Medicago sativa, Mentha pulegium, Datura stramonium L., Alhagi spp., Aloe vera, Hypericum perforatum, Pistacia atlantica and Prosopis cineraria were the most important and effective medicinal plants on wound healing in Iran. These native Iranian medicinal plants are full of antioxidants and biological compounds and might be used for wound healing and preparation of new drugs.

Management of Chronic Nonmalignant Pain

1998 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 374-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
James T. O'Donnell ◽  
Moriah B. Richie ◽  
Lori A. Nesbitt
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
State Level ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Level Of Functioning ◽  
Nonmalignant Pain ◽  
Chronic Nonmalignant Pain

Although advances in knowledge about the pathophysiology of pain have been impressive in recent years, high-quality clinical research in patients with chronic pain has not been abundant. Because chronic pain often leads to profound changes in psychologic state, level of functioning, and interpersonal relationships, treatment requires attention not only to the pathophysiologic cause of the pain (if one can be found) but also to the psychologic and social consequences (and antecedents).

Medicinal Plants and Natural Products, More Effective and Safer Pharmacological Treatment for the Management of Obesity

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harsha Negi ◽  
Meenakshi Gupta ◽  
Ramanpreet Walia ◽  
Moayad Khataibeh ◽  
Maryam Sarwat
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Mechanism Of Action ◽  
Pancreatic Lipase ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Herbal Plants ◽  
New Compounds

: Obesity is a major lifestyle disorder and it is correlated with several ailments. The prevalence of obesity has elevated over the years and it has become a global health problem. The drugs presently used for managing obesity have several side-effects associated with them such as diarrhoea, leakage of oily stools, etc. On the contrary, herbal plants and natural products are considered safe for use because they have lesser side effects. New compounds isolated from medicinal plants are screened and identified to determine their effectiveness and potential in preventing abnormal weight gain. In this review, the medicinal plants and natural materials were surveyed across the literature to cover those that have potential for managing and controlling weight gain, and their mechanism of action, active component, and experimental methodologies are also included. These herbal products can be developed as formulations for therapeutic use in obesity. The herbal plants mentioned in the review are classified based on their mechanism of action: inhibition of pancreatic lipase and appetite suppression activities. The ability to inhibit pancreatic lipase enzyme has been used to determine the effectiveness of herbal products for the prevention of abnormal weight gain because of its action on dietary fat and suppression of appetite. This review is an attempt to summarize the herbal plants and natural products that can be used to develop formulations effective in controlling weight gain and obesity.

scholarly journals Immunity Boosting Medicinal Plants to Beat Covid -19 in Seraj Block of Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 44-56
Author(s):  
Manju Lata ◽  
Mohammad Jamali
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Drug Therapy ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Taraxacum Officinale ◽  
Urtica Dioica ◽  
Ocimum Sanctum ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Herbal Plants ◽  
Near Future

Purpose: This study aimed to document the present status of medicinal plants used to boost the immunity to combat Coronavirus. Materials and Methods: For the assessment and use of herbs during the Covid 19 pandemic, surveys were conducted in different villages of  Seraj block. The surveys were conducted during the spread of the pandemic from 2020 to 2021. Local people were interviewed and information on the utilization of local herbs during this pandemic was recorded. Information on parts used, the procedure of use, habit, habitat, etc. was also collected. Results: A total of 58 species of medicinal plants from 27 families and 42 genera were documented. Among them, the most dominant family was Rosaceae.  Most of the plants such as Morchella sp, Naustratium officinale,Taraxacum officinale ,Urtica dioica ,Allium sp,Withania foraminifera, Curcuma longa, Cannabis, Mentha, Ocimum sanctum are rich in antioxidants and have a wide range of medicinal values used to treat cough, cold, fever, and bronchitis. All these plants were used traditionally to boost immunity. Due to the covid -19 pandemic, the utilization of these herbal plants has increased many folds in the area. These medicinal plants should be made available to scientists to design clinical trials. Integration of this concept would certainly develop drug therapy in the near future. Conclusion: The study found that the use of medicinal plants has increased during COVID-19 and most of the respondents recommended medicinal plants to prevent COVID-19 and to boost immunity. More studies should be conducted to develop certain formulations.

scholarly journals New Model for Couple Therapy for Patients with Chronic Pain and their Caregivers: An Attempt to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Pain

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-58
Author(s):  
Shima Rouhi ◽  
Payman Dadkhah ◽  
Manijeh Firoozi ◽  
Masoud Hashemi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Innovative Therapy ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Background: Several psychological interventions have been implemented to manage chronic pain. In this study, in addition to the patients, his/her spouses have participated in the program. Besides, this innovative therapy integrates several practical approaches into one comprehensive protocol. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of couple therapy (patient/caregiver-oriented) on improving the quality of life and reducing pain among patients with chronic pain. Methods: The present study is a quasi-experimental and clinical trial with a control group with pretest and posttest. The authors conducted this study at LABAFINEJAD Hospital in Tehran on 30 patients with chronic pain and their spouses by having a short form of a questionnaire for quality of life and chronic pain score questionnaire to measure the effectiveness of the treatment. Results: The results indicated that this treatment increased two aspects of quality of life remarkably, social function and strength for continuing the performance; that help boosts interpersonal relationships as well. Regarding the results, although the couple-based treatment could improve all aspects of pain, the two primary subscales, physical health and mental health, both enhanced. Besides, the treatment reduced the intensity of pain. Conclusion: Couple-based intervention through increasing social support, improving the quality of sex, decentralizing of pain, and paying attention to the neglected needs of caregivers and patients with chronic pain can improve quality of life and reduce pain in patients.

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

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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