Traditional native medicine has existed throughout the world from time immemorial. Early humans had sought cures for illness by using plants, animal parts, and mineral and as a species have survived. It can even be said that the forest, the home to our forebears, served as a veritable pharmaceutical depot as well. Physical evidence of use of herbal remedies goes back some 60,000 years to a buri...

Whitehead, N. (2003) Herbal remedies: integration into conventional medicine. Nursing Times; 99: 34, 30–33. There is evidence of increasing use of complementary therapies. The benefits and possible sideeffects of herbal and dietary supplements in respiratory disorders are discussed. Questions have been raised about the safety of herbal products, yet their legal status is uncertain. Promotion of...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of malaria and anemia among pregnant women attending a traditional birth center as well as the effect of herbal remedies, gravidity, age, educational background and malaria prevention methods on their prevalence. METHODS Blood specimens were collected from 119 pregnant women attending a Traditional Birth Home in Benin City, Nigeria. Malaria parasitemia w...

During the latter part of this century the practice of herbalism has become mainstream throughout the world. This is due in part to the recognition of the value of traditional medical systems, particularly of Asian origin, and the identification of medicinal plants from indigenous pharmacopeias that have been shown to have significant healing power, either in their natural state or as the sourc...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Int J Complement Alt Med 2015, 1(4): 00021 as many as 40 million Americans suffer with osteoarthritis. The most commonly recognized causes of arthritis are genetic predisposition, advancing age, obesity, trauma and “wear and tear.” However, the ‘wear and tear’ theory is probably an oversimplification, because many elderly people never develop arthri...

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the fate of bacteria exposed to sub lethal concentrations of bioactive extracts of some plants. Methods: Ethanolic extracts of Tetrapleura tetraptera (leaves), Prosopis africana (bark) and Buchholzia coriaceae (seeds) were assayed for phytochemical contents, antibacterial activities and induction of multidrug resistance in bacteria hitherto susceptib...

Many of the products recommended by the herbalistas in this sample are not commonly available in US grocery stores. Other studies of herbal remedies used by Latinos reported more commonly available products in the United States, such as chamomile, ginseng, ginkgo biloba, aloe vera, mint, garlic, lavender, and ginger. There are several limitations to this study. Although the themes identified by...

AIMS To evaluate clinical trials and neurochemical mechanisms of the action of traditional herbal remedies and acupuncture for treating drug addiction. METHODS We used computerized literature searches in English and Chinese and examined texts written before these computerized databases existed. We used search terms of treatment and neurobiology of herbal medicines, and acupuncture for drug ab...

HERBAL MEDICINE IS THE USE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES: it ranges from traditional and popular medicines of every country to the use of standardized and tritated herbal extracts. Generally cultural rootedness enduring and widespread use in a Traditional Medical System may indicate safety, but not efficacy of treatments, especially in herbal medicine where tradit...

background: hand eczema (he) is a dermatological disorder with frequent relapses and multiple causes such as atopic, allergic and irritant contact dermatitis. the management is complex because of the wide range of different pathogenesis. efficacy of some of available treatments is not well established and it can affect patients’ quality of life significantly. methods: reports on he such as diag...