We describe the case of a 32-year-old woman who presented to the hospital with generalized painful exanthema, blisters and erosions 1 month after giving birth to a healthy girl. The patient's medical history was inconspicuous for comorbidities; however, it included the incidental intake of pain killers and a herbal preparation (fenugreek), which she took regularly over the last 4 weeks to impro...

To examine the types and distributions of treatment received among persons living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHAs) in Thailand, we analyzed data collected during 2000 from 412 members of PLWHA support organizations in Bangkok and three upcountry northern provinces. Most (74%) of the respondents report ever receiving modern medical care for their HIV-related symptoms; 31% report ever using herbal trea...

The herbal medicine occupy distinct position right from ancient period. The plant Calotorpis procera is known by different name in different part of world like French cotton, Alarka, or Madar, Rooster tree, and Widuri. The plant is poisonous can lead to blindness if its juice is put in to the eyes. The same plant is used for Ayurvedic medicines. The medicinal properties like Calotropin isolated...

BACKGROUND There is an increasing interest in herbal products as a self-medication method in recent years. Some plant extracts either turn into drugs over time or are consumed directly without treatment. One of these plants is Nerium oleander L., which is a potentially lethal plant, since it has cardiac glycosides. However, numerous researches of its extracts have been performed against cancer ...

COVID-19 or Coronavirus disease 2019 is a pandemic in the end of 2019. Currently, several studies for therapy have been carried out, but specific drugs that proven effective and safe to treat it do not available yet. Self medication expected reduce severity sufferers also spreading Indonesia. Patient without symptoms mild symptons can self isolated medication. Patients with use symptoms, immune...

Some people living with HIV (PLHIV) refuse to initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) despite availability. Between March 2010 and September 2011, using a social ecological framework, we investigated barriers to ART initiation in Lusaka, Zambia. In-depth interviews were conducted with PLHIV who were offered treatment but declined (n=37), ART staff (n=5), faith healers (n=5), herbal medicine provi...

BACKGROUND Medication reconciliation can reduce medication errors and mortality. With limited availability of clinical pharmacists, it is important to determine the resources that will yield the most complete information about a patient's medication history. OBJECTIVE To identify the most time-efficient sources of information about medication history for use by clinicians in a pediatric care ...

Medicinal plants are a practical and cost-effective alternative for treating common ailments, especially in areas with limited access to public healthcare systems. This paper introduces prototype of an intelligent interactive system that merges chatbot technology artificial intelligence (AI) address inquiries related treatment alternatives the application different medicinal prevalent health co...

Herbal medications are being increasingly used by the American population especially for common conditions like arthritis. They have been reported to cause adverse effects, including significant hepatotoxicity, but reporting remains sporadic. We report here a patient who developed drug induced liver injury following the intake of Move Free, which is an over-the-counter arthritis supplement. We ...

This study compared the effects of Panax notoginseng (PN) extract with a composite herbal application on the healing of medial collateral ligaments (MCL) in rats. Twenty-nine rats receiving surgical tensile rupture to their right MCLs were tested. Ten rats were treated with an alcohol pad application (Group 1), 9 were treated with a composite herbal application (Group 2) and 10 were treated wit...