scholarly journals Herbal Mixtures: Aspects Related to the Quality of Chinese Medicine Formulas and Perspectives for Products Registration in Brazil

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-45
Author(s):  
Ferdinando Lucas Góis ◽  
Ademir Evangelista Do Vale ◽  
Gislane Oliveira Ribeiro ◽  
Erika Maria de Oliveira Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
World Health ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Correct Identification ◽  
Chemical Complexity ◽  
The World ◽  
Herbal Mixtures

Traditional medicine products are easily found in different regions of the world. Given this scenario, the World Health Organization (WHO) is very interested in the rational insertion of these resources, especially in primary pharmaceutical care in emerging countries. One of the main concerns of the WHO is with the population's access to traditional medicine products without quality guaranteed by regulatory and health control agencies in the country of origin. In ancient Chinese Pharmacology and Medicine, products based on associated drugs, used by boiling in water (decoction), successfully contribute to maintaining the health of Chinese people. In Brazil, the sanitary legislation of herbal mixtures for medicinal teas allows the sanitary notification of these products as traditional herbal medicines. On the other hand, the lack of clinical services to monitor consumption and the scarcity of evidence to ensure safety and efficacy, add to the inadequacy of the products to sanitary standards, the lack of inspection, and the definition of quality parameters for the evaluation of mixtures. Due to the chemical complexity of herbal mixtures, the correct identification of drugs through conventional techniques is usually possible for individual species, making it necessary to develop more comprehensive approaches. These testes allow to investigate the presence and/or absence of multiple pre-established markers, through the concept of fingerprint similarity and evaluation by chemometric tools. Liquid chromatography integrated with mass spectrometry and multivariate data analysis proved to be the most used method. Among the objectives of this critical and prospective review are: to describe the probable origin of medicinal teas, the theoretical foundation of the compositions in pharmacology and traditional Chinese medicine, the modern techniques developed in the quality control of herbal mixtures, and the perspectives for rational and safe insertion of traditional herbal medicines in Brazilian pharmaceutical care.

scholarly journals The Treatment with Complementary and Alternative Traditional Chinese Medicine for Menstrual Disorders with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Yuehui Zhang ◽  
Xiaozhu Guo ◽  
Shuting Ma ◽  
Haoyue Ma ◽  
Hang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
World Health ◽  
Menstrual Disorders ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
The World ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a frequent gynecological female endocrinopathy, characterized by chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and insulin resistance (IR). Menstrual disorders are one of the main clinical manifestations of PCOS. Other symptoms include hirsutism and/acne. At present, the treatment of PCOS with irregular menstruation is mainly based on oral contraceptives, but there are some side effects and adverse reactions. In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), which has been widely used in clinical practice. Modern Western medicine is called “conventional medicine” or “orthodox medicine,” and the complementary and alternative medicine is called “unconventional medicine” or “unorthodox medicine.” CAM includes traditional medicine and folk therapy around the world. Around 65–80% of world health management business is classified into traditional medicine by the World Health Organization, which is used as alternative medicine in Western countries. In our country, Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and other therapies are commonly used due to their significant efficacy and higher safety. Therefore, this review aims to summarize and evaluate the mechanisms and the effect of current complementary replacement therapy in the treatment of menstrual disorders caused by PCOS, so as to provide guidance for the following basic and clinical research.

It is Modern to be Traditional: Tradition and Tibetan Medicine in the European Context

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert Schwabl
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
Tibetan Medicine ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Medicine Quality ◽  
Union Directive ◽  
The Eu

Europe takes a rather cautious approach to herbal medicines. Traditional Herbal Medicines are regulated via European Union-directive 2001/83/EC, especially articles 16a‐h. For Asian medicines, this new regulation poses several challenges, specifically the requirements on medicine ‘quality’ and on requirements of a proven record of at least 15 years of tradition or use within the EU. This makes it very hard for most of the medicines of Asian tradition to enter the EU market as medicines. The notion of ‘tradition’ in this directive may have been taken from a definition given by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Traditional Medicine or from the existing label Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Both concepts, although labelled as ‘traditional’, link themselves to a modernised and standardised practice of complementary medicine in a globalised setting. This essay investigates the function of the label ‘traditional’ in the European frame in connection with Tibetan medicine.

Ayurvedic system a new possible safe and effective way to get rid of this critical nCOVID-19 pandemic situation- A review

2021 ◽  
Vol 07 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumel Ashique ◽  
Navjot K Sandhu
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Viral Infection ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Host Cell ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Unani Medicine ◽  
System A ◽  
The World

: The nCOVID-19 virus has become the most threatening infections disease all over the world. From the beginning till today a large number of researches is going on to develop appropriate therapeutics that can prevent and cure this viral infection successfully. But unfortunately, modern western medicine could not find any effective drug having no toxic effects on host cell. TCM (traditional Chinese Medicine) has shown promising effect against nCOVID-19. This TCM contains natural occurring herbal decoctions which showed promising blocking of viral progression in host cell. These ayurvedic formulations containing homeopathic medicine, unani medicine and yoga to challenge the virus. The traditional medicine system is unable to cure properly but it can be a possible preventing strategy to stop this virus pandemicity. This review focuses how the ayurvedic medicines, homeopathic treatment strategies and yoga can impact to prevent the viral infection.

Traditional Medicine

2021 ◽  
pp. 118-129
Author(s):  
Pavitra Solanki ◽  
Yasmin Sultana ◽  
Satyavir Singh
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Volatile Oil ◽  
World Health ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Health Organization

Everybody is at risk of being infected by drug-resistant microscopic organisms. Managing with sickness has never been less demanding within the history of our species. At the current rate of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in microbes, specialists foresee that battling infections tuberculosis, HIV, and intestinal sickness will become more complicated. Antimicrobial resistance is rendering numerous life-saving drugs useless. Antibiotic-resistant microbes, known as “superbugs,” are getting to be more various and more harmful, thanks to the proceeding abuse of anti-microbials. Natural medication offers an alternative to these progressively ineffectual drugs. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), traditional medicine is a holistic term enclosing diverse health practices. Concurring to a report by the College of Maryland Therapeutic Center, turmeric's volatile oil serves as a common anti-microbial.

scholarly journals Historical Perspective of Traditional Indigenous Medical Practices: The Current Renaissance and Conservation of Herbal Resources

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Si-Yuan Pan ◽  
Gerhard Litscher ◽  
Si-Hua Gao ◽  
Shu-Feng Zhou ◽  
Zhi-Ling Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
World Health ◽  
Pharmaceutical Drugs ◽  
Plant Resources ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Traditional Remedies ◽  
The World ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Aging Societies

In recent years, increasing numbers of people have been choosing herbal medicines or products to improve their health conditions, either alone or in combination with others. Herbs are staging a comeback and herbal “renaissance” occurs all over the world. According to the World Health Organization, 75% of the world’s populations are using herbs for basic healthcare needs. Since the dawn of mankind, in fact, the use of herbs/plants has offered an effective medicine for the treatment of illnesses. Moreover, many conventional/pharmaceutical drugs are derived directly from both nature and traditional remedies distributed around the world. Up to now, the practice of herbal medicine entails the use of more than 53,000 species, and a number of these are facing the threat of extinction due to overexploitation. This paper aims to provide a review of the history andstatus quoof Chinese, Indian, and Arabic herbal medicines in terms of their significant contribution to the health promotion in present-day over-populated and aging societies. Attention will be focused on the depletion of plant resources on earth in meeting the increasing demand for herbs.

scholarly journals Medicinal and Aromatic plants: “Natural bio-chemicals and medicine factories”

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 691-698
Author(s):  
Vandana ◽  
Rajesh Lather ◽  
Sridevi Tallapragada ◽  
Gurnam Singh
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Plant Material ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Population ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Aromatic Plants ◽  
Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽  
The World

Since thousands years back approximately around 900 BC, medicinal plants are considered as a source of many biomolecules with therapeutic potential. Herbal medicines are considered as safer, better, physiologically compatible and costeffective. The oldest evidence of medicinal and aromatic plants depicts that with the emergence of human civilization, plants have been considered as the main source to heal and cure various serious ailments. It has been proven that the secondary metabolites e.g. alkaloid, glycosides, flavonoides, steroids etc present in the medicinal plants possesses ability to prevent occurrence of some of the diseases, means medicinal plants acts as a “preventive medicine”. Medicinal plants have a paramount importance and a great interest due to its pharmaceutical, cosmetic and nutritional values. Some plants are also considered as an important source of nutrition and are known to have a variety of compounds with potential therapeutic properties. India is the principal repository of large number of medicinal and aromatic plants or we can say India is one of the rich mega-biodiversity countries of the world. Medicinal plants are “backbone” of traditional medicinal system (TMS). Crude drugs are usually dried parts of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) such as roots, stems, wood, bark, seeds, fruits, flowers, leaves, rhizomes, whole plant etc. that form the essential raw material for the production of medicines in various systems of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Tibatian, Tribal and Homeopathy. According to the survey of the World Health Organization (WHO), about 80% of the world population are using herbs and other traditional medicines for their primary healthcare and have established three kinds of herbal medicines: raw plant material, processed plant material, and herbal products. Now days, variety of available herbs are used throughout the world and they continue to promote good health. As the benefits from medicinal and aromatic plants are recognized, these plants will have a special role for humans in the future. The present review on medicinal and aromatic plants revealed similar combination of studies.

Traditional Medicine and Western Medicine, Coexisting Systems and Practices. A Perspective on the way forward

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 166-168
Author(s):  
Frances Brebner ◽  
Faafetai Sopoaga
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Universal Healthcare ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Universal Healthcare Coverage

This article looks at Western Medicine and Traditional Medicine and explores the implications of these coexisting but very diverse systems of healthcare. We have sourced information from the World Health Organisations, Strategy and Guidelines in Traditional Medicine Use and, Guidelines for assessing quality of herbal medicines with reference to contaminates and residues and a Study on Traditional Medicine use in Dunedin by final year Otago University Medical students. We offer a perspective on the roles of academic institutions and Traditional Medicine/Traditional Healers in the provision of universal healthcare coverage in the Pacific.

Traditional Medicine - A Possible Stop Codon for COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 06 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nissar A. Reshi ◽  
Anup S. Deshpande ◽  
Namita A. Raytekar ◽  
Vasudeo P. Zambare
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Stop Codon ◽  
Antiviral Drug ◽  
Ayurvedic Medicine ◽  
The World ◽  
New Drug Development ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

: A novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) has wreak havoc across the globe, especially in USA, Italy, Spain, France, Iran, UK, and China. The coronavirus infections caused a pandemic (COVID-19) which is an acute infectious pneumonia of 21st Century. 2019-nCov, being novel in nature has brought the world to stand still and forced a global health emergency, which is attributed to the unavailability of viable antiviral drug, and the only options left are the supportive care and nonspecific treatment to improve the symptomatic conditions of patients. But still it is not a permanent solution and there is a need to find an effective antiviral drug. The earlier reported SARS-CoV and recently emerged SARS-CoV-2 have similar homology in terms of epidemiology, genomics and pathogenesis, and it has been observed that the SARS-CoV was contained by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Thus, this review is summarising the information of natural traditional medicine including Indian Ayurvedic Medicine and TCM having antiviral potential which were used to control earlier pandemics and their candidacy for the new drug development to control the COVID-19. In the wake of the current unprecedented situation, it is imperative to find effective and novel anti-SARS-CoV-2 agents by exploring the traditional medicine which would be highly precise in action with minimal side effects.

Editorial: The Impact of Chinese Medicine on America

1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick F. Kao
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
New York State ◽  
Panel Member ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Health ◽  
Advisory Panel ◽  
The Impact

As a Chinese American born in Peking and educated both in China and in the United States, the author has, for several decades, been interested in the impact of Chinese culture, including medicine, on American society. While holding a professorship in physiology and biophysics at the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, the author began to teach a course on Chinese medical history in the early 1960s. In 1972, he founded the Institute for Advanced Research in Asian Science and Medicine (IARASM) which publishes the American Journal of Chinese Medicine, holds international conferences for scholars and physicians interested in indigenous medical systems, trains physicians for acupuncture therapy, and fosters centers for urban primary health care. The author is a member of the World Health Organization's Expert Advisory Panel on Traditional Medicine. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Chinese Medicine which now reaches an audience in 45 countries. The IARASM is a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine. The author served on the Rockefeller Commission of New York State on Acupuncture in 1973, and, in the same year, served as a panel member of the National Institutes of Health Conference on Acupuncture. He visited China at the invitation of the Ministry of Public Health of the People's Republic of China or WHO in 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, and 1987 when he chaired meetings and lectured to faculty of several medical schools. The author envisages that the process of integration of all indigenous medicines of various cultures will end in the 21st century, at which time the "ecumenical medicine" - a term first used by Joseph Needham - movement will not be necessary, for all forms of medicine will be one system. The author has a great interest in the furtherance of indigenous medicine and their integration into one system, but his views and observations, as all endeavors in humanity, are not infallible.

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