Saeed Changizi-Ashtiyani

Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center (TCMRC), Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.

[ 1 ] - A Review of the Role and Importance of Swaddling in Persian Medicine

BackgroundThere are controversial views on the advantages and disadvantages of swaddling. Perhaps an explaination on how to swaddle according to the teachings of traditional Persian Medicine will make it easier to have a better judgment of this kind of treatment.Materials and MethodsThis study was based on the books of famous Persian Traditional Medical scholars as well as modern medical litera...

[ 2 ] - Topical Application of the Hydroalcoholic Extract of Allium porrum L. as a Novel Treatment for Common Warts based on Persian Medicine

Background: Common warts are the infectious viral diseases that occur in the epidermal layer of skin and are transmitted through skin contact. They are caused by a diverse range of human papillomaviruses (HPV). So, there is no vaccine or definite anti-viral medication for the prevention of this disease. Also, the treatments of common warts often have some limitations a...

[ 3 ] - بررسی اثر عصاره‌ی آبی کهلیک اوتی (Thymus kotschyanus Boiss. et Hohen.) بر کنترل قند خون و اختلالات لیپیدی بیماران دیابتی نوع 2: یک مطالعه‌ی کارآزمایی بالینی

مقدمه: دیابت شیرین به عنوان عامل عمده‌ی مرگ و میر و ایجاد ناتوانی، با شیوع رو به رشدی در سطح جهان مطرح است. با توجه به در دسترس بودن اطلاعات طب بومی مناطقی از ایران، این مطالعه با هدف بررسی اثرات هایپوگلایسمیک و هایپولیپیدمیک عصاره‌ی آبی گیاه کهلیک اوتی در بیماران مبتلا به دیابت نوع 2 انجام شد. مواد و روش‌ها: در این کارآزمایی بالینی، 64 بیمار دیابتی نوع دو در محدوده‌ی سنی 60-30 سال، که تحت درما...

[ 4 ] - Effect of Alcoholic Extract of Ziziphora tenuior L on Blood Glucose and Lipid Profiles in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

Introduction: Diabetes is a common metabolic disorder associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, disability, and mortality. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of alcoholic extract of Ziziphora tenuior L (ziziphora) plant on blood glucose and fat profiles in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Materials and Methods: In this study, 40 male wistar rats were...

[ 5 ] - The effect of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells on renal function and histopathology in a rat model of ischemia-reperfusion induced acute kidney injury

Objective(s): It has been shown that adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSC) have protective effects in acute kidney injury (AKI). This study was conducted to assess the therapeutic effects of AD-MSC in rats subjected to acute kidney injury by 45 min of renal ischemia followed by 48 hr of reperfusion (I/R). Materials and Methods:...