Medicinal Plants and Gyneco-obstetric Disorders among Women in the South East of Morocco

Background: Phytotherapy is used in developing countries to treat several gynecoobstetric disorders. Objective: This study aimed to collect information on herbal remedies traditionally used for the treatment of gyneco-obstetric disorders in the southeast region of Morocco (Tafilalet). Methods: Field work was undertaken as an ethnopharmacological survey involving 980 women, 60 herbalists and 20 midwives in 6 different areas of the Tafilalet region. Data was compiled using a semi-structured questionnaire via face-to-face interviews. Three quantitative ethnopharmacological indices (the use value (UV), informant consensus factor (ICF) and fidelity levels (Fl)) were calculated. Results: A total of 115 species of plants, belonging to 47 families were identified in this study. The most important species according to their use value were Rosmarinus officinalis (0.40), Lavandula angustifolia (0.35), Origanum vulgare (0.22), Cinnamomum cassia (0.18) and Phoenix dactylifera (0.15). Among the obstetric disorders, the highest ICF values were recorded for menstruation (0.95), female infertility (0.9), and maintenance of pregnancy as well as well-being of fetus (0.87). The analysis showed that the highest Fl value for menstruation was found for Origanum vulgare. (94.07 %) followed by Rosmarinus officinalis (87.29%). For female fertility, the highest Fl value was found in Phoenix dactylifera (77.50%) followed by Lepidium sativum (77.17%). Conclusion: This explorative survey emphasizes the need to preserve and document the traditional healing practices for managing gyneco-obstetric disorders and the valorization of this potential could be important for the improvement of women reproductive health.

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Combined application of essential oils from Origanum vulgare L. and Rosmarinus officinalis L. to inhibit bacteria and autochthonous microflora associated with minimally processed vegetables

Food Research International ◽

10.1016/j.foodres.2011.04.012 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 44 (5) ◽

pp. 1541-1548 ◽

Cited By ~ 101

Author(s):

Geíza Alves de Azeredo ◽

Tânia Lúcia Montenegro Stamford ◽

Pollyana Campos Nunes ◽

Nelson Justino Gomes Neto ◽

Maria Elieidy Gomes de Oliveira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Essential Oils ◽

Rosmarinus Officinalis ◽

Origanum Vulgare ◽

Minimally Processed ◽

Combined Application ◽

Rosmarinus Officinalis L ◽

Minimally Processed Vegetables

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Herbal Remedies and Their Possible Effect on the GABAergic System and Sleep

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13020530 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 530

Author(s):

Oliviero Bruni ◽

Luigi Ferini-Strambi ◽

Elena Giacomoni ◽

Paolo Pellegrino

Keyword(s):

Gaba Receptors ◽

Herbal Medicines ◽

Well Being ◽

Herbal Remedies ◽

Gamma Aminobutyric Acid ◽

Systematic Analysis ◽

Inhibitory Neurotransmitter ◽

Alternative Medicines ◽

Molecular Components ◽

The Brain

Sleep is an essential component of physical and emotional well-being, and lack, or disruption, of sleep due to insomnia is a highly prevalent problem. The interest in complementary and alternative medicines for treating or preventing insomnia has increased recently. Centuries-old herbal treatments, popular for their safety and effectiveness, include valerian, passionflower, lemon balm, lavender, and Californian poppy. These herbal medicines have been shown to reduce sleep latency and increase subjective and objective measures of sleep quality. Research into their molecular components revealed that their sedative and sleep-promoting properties rely on interactions with various neurotransmitter systems in the brain. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that plays a major role in controlling different vigilance states. GABA receptors are the targets of many pharmacological treatments for insomnia, such as benzodiazepines. Here, we perform a systematic analysis of studies assessing the mechanisms of action of various herbal medicines on different subtypes of GABA receptors in the context of sleep control. Currently available evidence suggests that herbal extracts may exert some of their hypnotic and anxiolytic activity through interacting with GABA receptors and modulating GABAergic signaling in the brain, but their mechanism of action in the treatment of insomnia is not completely understood.

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Efektivitas Kurma (Phoenix dactylifera) dalam menurunkan kadar HbA1c pada pasien diabetes mellitus tipe 2: Laporan Kasus Berbasis Bukti

Journal of Pharmaceutical Care Anwar Medika ◽

10.36932/jpcam.v3i1.47 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 31-45

Author(s):

Muhammad Sobri Maulana ◽

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Hba1c Level ◽

Phoenix Dactylifera ◽

Herbal Remedies ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Time Treatment ◽

Type 2 Dm

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus or Type 2 DM is a metabolic disease that can cause severe complications so that adequate management which one of the targets is lowering HbA1c level is needed. Up to this time, treatment for Type 2 DM including antihiperglycemic and injection. Herbal remedies as well as dates (Phoenix datcylifera) has been limited even though it has well-known antihyperglycemic effect. To investigate the effectivity of Dates (Phoenix dactylifera) in lowering HbA1c level among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients. Literature searching was conducted on four online databases which are PubMed, Scopus, EBSCO, and Cochrane Library based on inclusion and exclusion criterias. Based on the results of critical studies, seven studies have shown that there is effectiveness in the administration of Dates (Phoenix dactylifera) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on Lowering HbA1c levels and restricition of date diet needed for type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in 3 dates per day that are statistically significant for lowering HbA1c level with value of NNT is 1. Administration of Dates (Phoenix dactylifera) can be used as an adjuvant therapy on Type 2 Diabetes mellitus patients

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Secured Vehicle Safety System using GSM Technology

International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering - Special Issue ◽

10.35940/ijitee.f1167.0486s419 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (6S4) ◽

pp. 832-836 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Focal Point ◽

Well Being ◽

Vehicle Safety ◽

Security Framework ◽

Remote Communication ◽

Active Systems ◽

Automated Vehicle ◽

Region Data ◽

The Web ◽

Area Data

A smart helmet is a kind of defensive headgear utilized by the rider which makes bike driving more secure than previously. The principle reason for this keen protective cap to give well being to rider.Here I proposed a work which is endeavor to plan a propelled vehicle’s security framework which utilizes GSM to avert burglary and to decide the area of vehicles. Now a daysburglary is going on the stopping or in some shaky spots. The wellbeing of the vehicles is incredibly fundamental. The point of the vehicles security framework is used to utilizes the remote communication innovatively for the car situations. The principle focal point of this undertaking is to ensure the stealing of vehicle. This is finished with the assistance of GSM modem and circuit which comprises of ARM 7 TDMI microcontroller, transfer and venture down transformer. The framework will be enacted simply in the wake of wearing the head protector or else the client can't ready to get to the vehicle. To achieve Automated Vehicle Location our system uses to transmit the area data continuously, Active systems are produced. Progressing vehicular after system joins a gear device introduced in the vehicle and a remote Tracking servers. The infowas conveyed to Tracking server utilizing GSM/GPRS modem on GSM mastermind by using SMS or utilized direct TCP/IP association with Tracking servers thruGPRS. Following servers in like way has GSM/GPRS modem that gets vehicle region data by techniques for GSM system and stores info into databases. This info is available to embraced clients of the systems by techniques for sites over the web.

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Perception, Expression, and Social Function of Pain: A Human Ethological View

Science in Context ◽

10.1017/s0269889700001885 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 31-46 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Wulf Schiefenhövel

Keyword(s):

Evolutionary Biology ◽

Well Being ◽

Building Blocks ◽

Field Work ◽

The Body ◽

Human Interaction ◽

Small Children ◽

Body Postures ◽

Culture Independent ◽

Health And Well Being

The ArgumentPain has important biomedical socioanthropological, semiotic, and other facets. In this contribution pain and the experssion of pain are looked at from the perspective of evolutionary biology, utilizing, among others, cross-cultural data from field work in Melanesia.No other being cares for sick and suffering conspecifics in the way humans do. Notwithstanding aggression and neglect, common in all cultures, human societies can be characterized as empathic, comforting, and promoting the health and well-being of their members. One important stimulus triggering this caring response in others is the expression of pain. The nonverbal channel of communication, particularly certain universal — i.e., culture-independent facial expressions, gestures, and body postures, convey much of the message from the painstricken person to the group.These behaviors signal the person's physical and psychical pain, sadness, grief, and despair in ways very similar to the signs given by infants and small children: the body loses tonus and sinks or drops to the ground, the gestures are those of helplessness. Pain and grief may be so strong that control is lost not only over the body's posture but also over the mind's awareness. In such cases the afflicted person may carry out actions endangering himself or others. In general, these behavior patterns resemble those of infants in situations of distress and danger, and it is not surprising that the response of the members of the group is basically parental: taking care, assisting and consoling.Perceptive and behavioral patterns which developed in the course of avian and mammalian phylogeny to serve the well-being of the young have proven, as was shown by Eibl-Eibesfeldt (1989), to be powerful building blocks for actions in other spheres of human interaction. Love is one such field, the reactions to a conspecific suffering pain is another.

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Habitat Mapping for Human Well-Being: a tool for reducing risk in disaster-prone coastal environments and human communities

Geological Society London Special Publications ◽

10.1144/sp505-2021-26 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. SP505-2021-26

Author(s):

Yuri Oki ◽

Hiroshi Kitazato ◽

Toyonobu Fujii ◽

Soichiro Yasukawa

Keyword(s):

Salt Marshes ◽

Scale Up ◽

Well Being ◽

Coastal Ecosystems ◽

Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽

Important Species ◽

Coastal Marine ◽

Coastal Species ◽

Northeastern Japan ◽

The Pacific

AbstractCoastal ecosystems consist of diverse habitats, such as reed beds, salt marshes, mangrove swamps, tidal flats, river deltas, seagrass fields, coral reefs, sandy/rocky-shore beaches and other habitats that harbour biodiversity. The Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011 caused severe damage to one-third of the fishing communities along the Pacific Ocean of northeastern Japan. Coastal species, such as seagrasses, function as nursery areas for commercially important species. Coastal ecosystems provide natural infrastructure for the prevention and reduction of hazardous events, a process known as ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR). The preparation of topographic and thematic maps of coastal marine environments is essential to establish and visualise the concept of Eco-DRR. Experience gained following the Japanese earthquake, as well as examples from Indonesia and Thailand in the wake of 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami showed that Eco-DRR is an affordable and sustainable approach. Dissemination of habitat maps should be further promoted as a means to ‘Build Back Better’. To scale up and promote Eco-DRR, scientists must work in a transdisciplinary manner and engage with society through understanding the roles of ecosystems by monitoring and analysing, providing solutions and raising the awareness of community and policy makers, enabling them to better implement Eco-DRR.

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Health and Well-Being Among the Jats of Western Uttar Pradesh

Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies - Psycho-Social Perspectives on Mental Health and Well-Being ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-1185-5.ch007 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 136-160

Author(s):

Dhananjay Kumar

Keyword(s):

Uttar Pradesh ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Well Being ◽

Field Work ◽

Life Cycle Approach ◽

The Social ◽

Implicit Perception ◽

Perception Of Health ◽

Empirical Field ◽

Health And Well Being

The chapter interrogates the explicit and implicit perception of health and well-being among the Jats of Western Uttar Pradesh by using anthropological life cycle approach. The research combined village ethnography and empirical field work to discuss their behavioural choices that they make to maintain good spiritual, mental and physical well-being. For the purpose of the study, both primary and secondary data have been used. Taking a village as a unit is a generally accepted way of the doing research in the social anthropology, and the author has used this approach to gain the overview of health, well-being, wellness, and belief pattern as perceived by the villagers.

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The Ethics of Researching and Writing About Collective Victimhood in Postconflict Societies

The Social Psychology of Collective Victimhood ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190875190.003.0020 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 421-440

Author(s):

Sigrun Marie Moss

Keyword(s):

Work Experience ◽

Group Membership ◽

Well Being ◽

Field Work ◽

Research Writing ◽

Sensitive Topics ◽

Collective Victimhood

This chapter examines ethical questions involved in researching collective victimhood in postconflict settings, where the violence is very recent or still ongoing. Drawing on her field work experience in Rwanda, Zanzibar, and Sudan, the author discusses challenges such as trauma and politicized victim narratives that can result in participants’ unwillingness to talk, researchers being mistaken for therapists, and risks for researchers and participants in discussing politically sensitive topics. Other challenges include researchers becoming biased toward the silenced, nonhegemonic narrative; the difficulty of collecting information on group membership; and participants’ responses being influenced by the perceived group membership of the researchers. Additionally, findings on collective victimization can be misused for political purposes, and researchers carry additional responsibly to assess and navigate these risks in their research, writing, and dissemination. Researchers studying collective victimization need to focus on their participants’ interests and well-being and ensure that the costs for participants are not too high.

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