scholarly journals Herbal Medicine for the Treatmentof Viral Infections: A Systemic Review

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-07
Author(s):  
Abbaraju Krishna Sailaja ◽  
Amand Alekhya
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Antiviral Agents ◽  
Genetic Material ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Systemic Review ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
New Varieties

The term “Antiviral agents” has been defined in very wide terms as substances other than a virus or virus containing vaccine or specific antibody which can build either a protective or therapeutic effect to the direct measurable advantage of the virus infected host. Viruses are simple in form which are very tiny germs. They comprise of genetic material inside of a protein coating. Viruses cause amicable infectious diseases like common cold, flu and warts. They also cause severe diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Ebola, avian influenzas, dengue virus and COVID-19. Viral diseases are very complex and are easily spread. Herbs and herbal medicines were the foremost in treating infections from centuries over the world in every civilization. Modern science has narrowed the importance of herbal medicine in the past two centuries. But, the side effects and new varieties of diseases creating challenges to modern science. So, usage of herbal medicines is again attaining interests these days. Herbal products for different treatments have achieved a lot of popularity in the last couple of decades. Thus, discovering novel antiviral drugs is of extremely important and natural products are an excellent source for such discoveries. There are many herbs which are excellent sources for the antiviral properties to treat viral infections. This review provides the verified data on the herbal substances with antiviral activity, and some of the herbal marketed antiviral agents like CORONIL TABLETS from Patanjali and different companies had made an attempt to treat viral infections in this pandemic situation. Therefore, herbal plants proved to be a major resort for the treatment of diseases and sickness by traditional healers in many societies.

Herbal Remedies and Children: Do They Work? Are They Harmful?

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 112 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 240-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan D. Woolf
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Safety And Efficacy ◽  
Primary Care Clinicians

More parents are considering the use of herbal remedies to maintain their children’s good health and to treat their illnesses. They look to pediatricians and other primary care clinicians for advice concerning the safety and efficacy of herbal products for children. This article reviews principles for the clinician to keep in mind while investigating the literature on herbal medicine and addressing the use of herbal medicines with parents.

scholarly journals Safety of Herbal Medicines in Children

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.

Herbal Products Regulations in a Few Countries-A Brief Overview

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhavana Brahmananda Bhat ◽  
Nayanabhirama Udupa ◽  
Dharmagadda Sreedhar
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Modern Science ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Term Treatment ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
Long Term Treatment ◽  
Drug Regulations

Herbal medicines have been used by mankind from time immemorial. Moreover, many modern medicines are originated from plant sources. In earlier days, patients were dependent on herbs for treatment and well-being. However, due to the advent of the industrial revolution and modern science, the scenario of treating diseases has changed over a period of time. Majority of patients started preferring allopathy medicines due to their several advantages over herbal medicines. However, due to long term treatment by allopathic medicines for chronic diseases led to side effects, patients are now drifting back to the traditional medicines. Herbal medicines have their own drawbacks, viz., lack of safety and efficacy data, standardization difficulties, not well established legislative controls and a few issues with adverse drug reactions. Drug regulations per se were always the prime focus and they are said to be dynamic. There are a few differences in regulations of herbal drugs among various countries. Regulatory authorities of countries are working to evolve the regulations to govern herbal medicines more effectively. A brief overview of the regulations related to a few developing and developed countries have been dealt here.

scholarly journals Role of Herbal Medicine in Oral and Dental Health; Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants in Iraq/Baghdad

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 553-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Humam M. Al-Somaiday ◽  
Manar E. Al-Samaray ◽  
Ali Al-Samydai
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Syzygium Aromaticum ◽  
Oral Diseases ◽  
Lower Side ◽  
Synthetic Compound ◽  
Mouth Wash ◽  
Two Stages

Dental/Oral diseases are one of the major public health problems globally. The application of Herbal medicines for the manager of oral diseases are considered as an effective alternative to synthetic compound due to their lower side effect. The object of This study is a study of the traditional medicine role in dental health, based on active constituents in herbal medicines, which have been practiced by people. in this study, we sought to gather information from Bedouins in Baghdad region of Iraq about used herbs medicine in dental health. depth interviews (unstructured interviews) are used to collect the data by asking face-to-face to the respondent. The research has been done in two stages, first one directed to traditional healers, folk practitioners, to know the most common used Herbal in dental health, and the second stage was directed to people. Our results shown that Syzygium aromaticum, Camellia sinensis, and Mentha shown the highest used value (UV) up to 0.90, and mostly used for treatment of Toothache, Canker sore and Oral ulcer, also they used them as a homemade mouth wash. Our studies also shown an increasing in demand of herbal medicine in Iraq day by day as an alternative method of oral/ dental diseases treatment due to economic reasons and its lower side effects in comparison with a synthetic compound. 

scholarly journals What is the Prevalence of Use of Herbal Medicine When Compared to Prescribed Medications in Diabetic Patients at Enmore Polyclinic?

2019 ◽  
pp. 11-12
Author(s):  
Aneisha Moore ◽  
Tamica Daniels-Williams
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Herbal Product ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Herbal Products

Objective: To investigative the prevalence of herbal products used among Diabetic patients of Enmore Polyclinic and correlate with socio - demographic data and to find out the various types of herbal medicines used. Methods: A cross sectional study conducted at Enmore Polyclinic from April to June, 2019. Data were collected using a preset data collection sheet and analyzed using Microsoft Excel. Results: From a sample size of three hundred and eleven (311) participants, two hundred and thirty (230) - 74.2% used herbal medicine to control Diabetes; which was used predominantly by females. East Indians used more herbal products. The 51 – 60 years age group recorded the highest use of herbal medicine, with corilla being the most widely used herbal product was corilla. Conclusion: The Use of Herbal Medicine in the control of Diabetic patients at Enmore Polyclinic is similar to that of the United States and Dubai, but slightly higher than that of tropical Sub-Saharan Africa and Trinidad. Recommendation: Similar studies should be carried out in other areas of Guyana so as to ascertain the country’s prevalence of the use of Herbal Medicine in the control of Diabetes. Additionally, the adherence to prescribed medication should be enforced: while the effects of these herbal products should be investigated.

scholarly journals The Ethics of Traditional Chinese and Western Herbal Medicine Research: Views of Researchers and Human Ethics Committees in Australia

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline A. Smith ◽  
Ros Priest ◽  
Bridget Carmady ◽  
Suzannah Bourchier ◽  
Alan Bensoussan
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Medicine Research ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Human Ethics ◽  
Western Herbal Medicine

Despite the growth of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and western herbal medicine (WHM) research in Australia, little is known about how ethics committees (HRECs) assess the ethics of TCM or WHM research. The objectives of this study were to examine the experiences of TCM and WHM researchers and HRECs with the evaluation of ethics applications. Two cross-sectional surveys were undertaken of HRECs and TCM and WHM researchers in Australia. Anonymous self-completion questionnaires were administered to 224 HRECs and 117 researchers. A response confirming involvement in TCM or WHM research applications was received from 20 HRECs and 42 researchers. The most frequent ethical issues identified by HRECs related to herbal products including information gaps relating to mode of action of herbal medicines and safety when combining herbal ingredients. Researchers concurred that they were frequently requested to provide additional information on multiple aspects including safety relating to the side effects of herbs and herb-drug interactions. Overall adherence with the principles of ethical conduct was high among TCM and WHM researchers although our study did identify the need for additional information regarding assessment of risk and risk management.

scholarly journals Unraveling the Molecular Mechanism of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Formulas Against Acute Airway Viral Infections as Examples

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (19) ◽  
pp. 3505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Shin Eng ◽  
Chien Hsing Lee ◽  
Wei Chang Lee ◽  
Ching Chun Huang ◽  
Jung San Chang
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Drug Interactions ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Clinical Effects

Herbal medicine, including traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is widely used worldwide. Herbs and TCM formulas contain numerous active molecules. Basically, they are a kind of cocktail therapy. Herb-drug, herb-food, herb-herb, herb-microbiome, and herb-disease interactions are complex. There is potential for both benefit and harm, so only after understanding more of their mechanisms and clinical effects can herbal medicine and TCM be helpful to users. Many pharmacologic studies have been performed to unravel the molecular mechanisms; however, basic and clinical studies of good validity are still not enough to translate experimental results into clinical understanding and to provide tough evidence for better use of herbal medicines. There are still issues regarding the conflicting pharmacologic effects, pharmacokinetics, drug interactions, adverse and clinical effects of herbal medicine and TCM. Understanding study validation, pharmacologic effects, drug interactions, indications and clinical effects, adverse effects and limitations, can all help clinicians in providing adequate suggestions to patients. At present, it would be better to use herbs and TCM formulas according to their traditional indications matching the disease pathophysiology and their molecular mechanisms. To unravel the molecular mechanisms and understand the benefits and harms of herbal medicine and TCM, there is still much work to be done.

scholarly journals A Brief Overview of Potential Treatments for Viral Diseases Using Natural Plant Compounds: The Case of SARS-Cov

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (13) ◽  
pp. 3868
Author(s):  
Rambod Abiri ◽  
Hazandy Abdul-Hamid ◽  
Oksana Sytar ◽  
Ramin Abiri ◽  
Eduardo Bezerra de Almeida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Viral Infections ◽  
Antiviral Agents ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Docking Studies ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Viral Diseases ◽  
In Vitro Production ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Plant Compounds

The COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the more general global increase in viral diseases, has led researchers to look to the plant kingdom as a potential source for antiviral compounds. Since ancient times, herbal medicines have been extensively applied in the treatment and prevention of various infectious diseases in different traditional systems. The purpose of this review is to highlight the potential antiviral activity of plant compounds as effective and reliable agents against viral infections, especially by viruses from the coronavirus group. Various antiviral mechanisms shown by crude plant extracts and plant-derived bioactive compounds are discussed. The understanding of the action mechanisms of complex plant extract and isolated plant-derived compounds will help pave the way towards the combat of this life-threatening disease. Further, molecular docking studies, in silico analyses of extracted compounds, and future prospects are included. The in vitro production of antiviral chemical compounds from plants using molecular pharming is also considered. Notably, hairy root cultures represent a promising and sustainable way to obtain a range of biologically active compounds that may be applied in the development of novel antiviral agents.

scholarly journals Anti-SARS-CoV-2 potential of Cissampelos pareira L. identified by Connectivity map-based analysis and in vitro studies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madiha Haider ◽  
Vivek Anand ◽  
Dhwani Dholakia ◽  
M Ghalib Enayathullah ◽  
Yash Parekh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Viral Infections ◽  
Antiviral Agents ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Connectivity Map ◽  
Antiviral Compounds ◽  
Connectivity Score ◽  
History Of ◽  
Druggable Targets

Background: Viral infections have a history of abrupt and severe eruptions through the years in the form of pandemics. And yet, definitive therapies or preventive measures are not present. Purpose: Herbal medicines have been a source of various antiviral compounds. An accelerated repurposing potential of antiviral herbs can provide usable drugs and identify druggable targets. In this study, we dissect the anti-coronavirus activity of Cissampelos pareira L (Cipa). using an integrative approach. Methods: We analyzed the signature similarities between predicted antiviral agents and Cipa using the connectivity map (https://clue.io/). Next, we tested the anti-SARS-COV-2 activity of Cipa in vitro. A three-way comparative analysis of Cipa transcriptome, COVID-19 BALF transcriptome and CMAP signatures of small compounds was also performed. Results: Several predicted antivirals showed a high positive connectivity score with Cipa such as apcidin, emetine, homoharringtonine etc. We also observed 98% inhibition of SARS-COV-2 replication in infected Vero cell cultures with the whole extract. Some of its prominent pure constituents e.g pareirarine, cissamine, magnoflorine exhibited 40-80% inhibition. Comparison of genes between BALF and Cipa showed an enrichment of biological processes like transcription regulation and response to lipids, to be downregulated in Cipa while being upregulated in COVID-19. CMAP also showed that Triciribine, torin-1 and VU-0365114-2 had positive connectivity with BALF 1 and 2, and negative connectivity with Cipa.

The effect of education on buyer behaviour in relation to equine herbal medicine

2006 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 259-262
Author(s):  
C.F. Bolwell ◽  
D. M. Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
The Body ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Alternative Medicines ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Buyer Behaviour ◽  
Cam Use ◽  
Specific Symptoms

Herbal medicines are used in the horse to treat disease and help sustain optimum health within the body (Fleming, 2002). The popularity of complementary alternative medicines (CAM) in humans, such as herbal medicine, is continually growing across the United Kingdom (Ernst and White, 2000) and worldwide (Maclennon et al., 2003). The ability of alternative medicine to provide relief of specific symptoms to ailments is thought to be a major factor contributing to the rise of CAM (Pascoe, 2002). Much research has been conducted assessing the market for herbal products in humans, but little has been done on equine herbal products. Research by Astin (1998) suggests that a significant predictor of CAM use in humans is the buyers’ level of education; at least 50 % of respondents using CAM had degrees. A higher level of education allowed buyers to gain an understanding of the use of CAM and how it works.

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