Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), either in single herb or in herbal formula, has been used to treat insomnia for more than 2000 years. A systematic review including Chinese and English literature of randomized controlled trials was conducted to examine the efficacy, safety, and composition of CHM for insomnia. Among the 217 studies we have reviewed, only eight had a Jadad score ≥3, and seven out ...

Significant alteration in timing of tooth eruption with the first teeth being present at birth or erupting during month life is a rare occurrence humans. Timing may be affected by hereditary, endocrine and environmental factors. The presence natal lead to complications such as discomfort suckling, laceration mother’s breasts, sublingual ulceration resultant feed refusal, aspiration making extra...

INTRODUCTION Not responsible self-medication refers to drug use in high doses without rational indication and often associated with alcohol abuse. It can lead to liver damage and drug interactions, and may cause liver failure. AIM To warn about how the practice of self-medication can be responsible for acute liver failure. METHOD Were used the Medline via PubMed, Cochrane Library, SciELO an...

Objective This study aimed to explore hypertensive patients' perspectives on quality use of medication and issues related to hypertension management at the community level in Malaysia. Methods Focus groups discussion was employed in this qualitative study. A total of 17 hypertensive patients were purposively recruited. Three focus group discussions with semi-structured interview were carried ...

Background. Alternative approaches for managing depression are often sought and herbal mixtures are widely used in China. The aim of this paper was to provide an overall picture of the current evidence by analysing published systematic reviews and presenting a supplementary systematic review of trials in Western databases. Methods. Searches were conducted using AMED, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, M...

Two kinds of creosote have been found based on historical evidence of the medicinal uses and origins. One is wood creosote, and distillate of wood-tar containing guaiacol and creosol. The other type of creosote is coal-tar creosote, obtained from coal-tar, containing naphthalene and anthracene as the major constituents. Wood creosote was prepared for the first time in Germany in 1830 and was us...

Consuming modern medicines with traditional herbs to treat and prevent diseases or even maintain health well-being is common in different countries. Despite the high prevalence of this activity Yemen, there neither proper regulation that controls production, standardization, quality control use nor an appropriate system for herbal pharmacovigilance Yemen. Yemenis prefer before resorting allopat...

Background: Self-medication can lead to the latency of the real severity of disease, delay in diagnosis, a complication of treatment, threatening side effects, and unexpected intoxication. The present research aimed to explore the prevalence of self-medication and its factors among students affiliated to Bandar Abbas universities in 2016. Materials and Methods: This Descriptive Analytic study w...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of pharmacists' participation on the frequency and depth of medication history information documented in a developing setting like Nigeria. METHOD The study consisted of two phases. The first phase was a baseline cross-sectional assessment of the frequency and depth of medication history information documented by physicians in case notes of systematic samples of...