3. From Socialization to Hardwire: Challenges to the Traditional Treatment Paradigm

Fixing Sex ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 63-86
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Treatment ◽  
Treatment Paradigm

Identification and chemical study of plants used in the traditional treatment of Buruli Ulcer in Benin

Planta Medica ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
AL Yemoa ◽  
JD Gbenou ◽  
RC Johnson ◽  
JG Djego ◽  
C Zinsou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Buruli Ulcer ◽  
Chemical Study ◽  
Traditional Treatment

Delayed Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury In Young: A Case Report

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Joshua Sutikno
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Traditional Treatment ◽  
Delayed Treatment ◽  
Cord Injury

Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI), one of the problems caused by traffic accidents, has a high morbidity in developing country like Indonesia. In Indonesia, the use of motorcycles is increasing every year. The epidemiological data from Fatmawati Hospital of spinal cord injury in 2014 was 104 cases both traumatic and non-traumatic SCI. In this case, a young boy with worsening of SCI, delayed the treatment for about 3 months.Case: A 19 years-old male complained of limbs paralysis for the past two weeks. He felt numbness and tingling in hamstring and calf areas. From past medical history, he had a motorcycle accident 3 months prior. After the accident, he suffered from extreme low back pain, but he could still move his legs. Due to economic restrictions, the patient refused to go to the hospital, and they chose a traditional treatment. For about three months, the pain was decreasing, but he was never pain-free. As the symptoms continued to worsen, the neurosurgeon decided to decompress the spinal cord and performed discectomy. After a week of treatment, the pain disappeared, motor muscle got better, and he could feel again the sensation on the dermatome of S1. Conclusion: Early treatment is recommended to get a better outcome. The surgery is not the only treatment, rehabilitation and orthotics using are important too. Delayed treatment increases morbidity rate.

Plants Used in Traditional Treatment Against Prostate Diseases in Turkey

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunus Emre Sahin ◽  
◽  
Meryem Seyda Erbay ◽  
Sezin Anil ◽  
Roukie Kantar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Treatment ◽  
Prostate Diseases

Ethnopharmacological Survey of Medicinal Plants Used in the Traditional Treatment of Female Infertility in Fez Region, Morocco

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 321-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Slighoua ◽  
I. Mahdi ◽  
F. Ez-zahra Amrati ◽  
S. Boukhira ◽  
A. EL Hamsas EL Youbi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Rosmarinus Officinalis ◽  
Female Infertility ◽  
Mentha Pulegium ◽  
Traditional Treatment ◽  
Lavandula Officinalis

An ethnopharmacological survey was carried out among 224 informants to collect the information on medicinal plants used for the traditional treatment of female infertility in the Fes, Meknes and Boulemane region. In total, 63 plant species belonging to 29 families were used against female infertility. The most frequently cited plants were Lavandula officinalis (26.33%), Mentha pulegium (13.83%), Mentha suaveolens (11.16%), Rosmarinus officinalis (10.71%) and Petroselinum sativum (8.03%). Furthermore, the present study represents a useful documentation for the preservation of this knowledge about medicinal plants and for the amelioration of women reproductive health.

Ethnopharmacological Survey of Medicinal Plants Used in Traditional Treatment of Kidney Diseases in Fez–Meknes Region, Morocco

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-114
Author(s):  
M. Chebaibi ◽  
D. Bousta ◽  
I. Iken ◽  
H. Hoummani ◽  
A. Ech-Choayeby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Kidney Diseases ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Use Value ◽  
Traditional Treatment ◽  
Toxic Plants ◽  
A Value ◽  
Chi Squared

The purpose of this study was to inventory and collect information on plants and mixtures commonly used by herbalists to treat kidney disease in the Fez–Meknes region. We also aimed to compare the results obtained with the results of the other studies and exploit the correlations between different factors. An ethnopharmacological survey was conducted from 289 local herbalists in eight different areas of Fez–Meknes region. Ethnomedicinal uses and ethnobotanical indices were analyzed using quantitative tools, i.e., the total number of citation (TNC), use value (UV), family use value (FUV), fidelity level (FL), and rank order priority (ROP). Statistical analyses such as Pearson correlation and chi-squared test were performed to delineate any correlation. Two hundred and eighty-nine herbalists were questioned. Sixty-nine plant species belonging to 38 families were cited by herbalists for traditional treatment of kidney disease. The highest value of UV was obtained for Herniaria glabra L. (UV = 0.79), and Caryophyllaceae was the family frequently cited (FUV = 0.795). Ammodaucus leucotrichus Coss. & Dur. had the highest value of FL with a value of 100%, and the highest value of ROP was recorded for Herniaria glabra L. (ROP = 91%). Sociodemographic characteristics had a significant impact on the knowledge of toxic plants. Our study has revealed a cultural heritage linked to herbalism and a great wealth of medicinal plants, whose valorization and protection are necessary. Several studies are needed to sensitize herbalists and population on the danger of toxic plants, to extract chemical compounds from the main plants used, and to evaluate their toxicity.

POSSIBILITIES OF ANTIOXIDANT PROTECTION IN PATIENTS WITH SUPERIOR HYPERPLASIA OF THE PEDESTAL GLAND AND ACCOMPANYING CHRONIC POSTATITIS

2020 ◽  
pp. 8-11
Author(s):  
Павел Георгиевич Осипов ◽  
Андрей Александрович Береш ◽  
Юрий Сергеевич Ханин ◽  
Олеся Игоревна Некрылова
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Chronic Prostatitis ◽  
Antioxidant Defense ◽  
Prostate Gland ◽  
Antioxidant Defense System ◽  
Complex Treatment ◽  
Traditional Treatment ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Antioxidant Defense Systems ◽  
Benign Hyperplasia

Несмотря на достигнутые успехи в диагностике и лечении, на сегодняшний день проблема хронического простатита у пациентов с доброкачественной гиперплазией простаты продолжает оставаться актуальной. Тем временем, выздоровление или же стойкая ремиссия хронического простатита наступает только у 30-35% больных, которые получают традиционное лечение. В патогенезе хронического простатита важное место занимают мембранопатологические процессы, которые обусловлены активацией перекисного окисления липидов и нарушением состояния антиоксидантной системы защиты. У больных с хроническим простатитом и доброкачественной гиперплазией простаты наблюдается существенное усиление процессов липопероксидации на фоне сниженной функциональной способности антиоксидантных систем защиты организма. Поэтому равновесие в оксидантно-антиоксидантной системе является важным звеном в поддержании гомеостаза и, в частности, при патологии предстательной железы, предопределяет включение в комплексное лечение средств антиоксидантного действия. Перспективным можно считать применение препаратов с высоким содержанием биофлавоноидов и антиоксидантных витаминов. Включение в комплексное лечение таких пациентов препарата Кверцетина приводит к сокращению сроков нормализации клинико-лабораторных проявлений заболевания благодаря восстановлению равновесия между перекисным окислением липидов и состоянием антиоксидантной системы защиты Despite the successes achieved in the diagnosis and treatment, to date, the problem of chronic progression in patients with benign hyperplasia of the growth continues to remain relevant. Meanwhile, recovery or persistent remission of chronic prostatitis occurs only in 30-35% of patients who receive traditional treatment. In the pathogenesis of chronic prostatitis, membrane-pathological processes take an important place, which are caused by the activation of lipid peroxidation and impaired state of the antioxidant defense system. In patients with chronic prostate and benign hyperplasia, a significant increase in lipoperoxidation processes is observed against the background of a reduced functional ability of antioxidant defense systems. Therefore, the equilibrium in the oxidant-antioxidant system is an important link in the maintenance of homeostasis and, in particular, with the pathology of the prostate gland, allows the inclusion of antioxidant drugs in the complex treatment. The use of drugs with a high content of bioflavonoids and antioxidant vitamins can be considered promising. The inclusion of such patients in the complex treatment of the drug Quercetin leads to a reduction in the normalization period of the clinical and laboratory manifestations of the disease due to the restoration of the equilibrium between the peroxidation of the lipid peroxidation system and the state of lipid peroxidation

Topical Analgesic Formulations: Following the Transdermal Treatment Paradigm Only?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan M Keppel Hesselink
Keyword(s):  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient ◽  
Mechanisms Of Action ◽  
Onset Of Action ◽  
Good Tolerability ◽  
Short Commentary ◽  
Topical Analgesics ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Treatment Paradigm ◽  
Topical Analgesic

Topical analgesics are regarded as new inroads to treat peripheral neuropathic pain, with a number of advantages over oral treatments. Topical treatment reduces systemic induced side-effects and have good tolerability, without problems of misuse or abuse, or dependency. Furthermore, the onset of action is fast, mostly within 30 minutes. The mechanism of action of topical analgesics is either via transdermal delivery of the analgesic, or via intradermal mechanisms of action. In the latter case, plasma levels of analgesics in the blood are absent or very low. This perspective is missing in the approach of the ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the USA, installed by the FDA. In this short commentary, we plead for a more comprehensive approach of topical analgesics, including those formulations which explicitly are not based on transdermal penetration of the active pharmaceutical ingredient, but on intradermal mechanisms of action.

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