The use of herbal supplements in the US has increased dramatically in recent years. These products are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the same scrutiny as conventional drugs. Patients who use herbal supplements often do so in conjunction with conventional drugs. This article is a review of potential adverse interactions between some of the commonly used herbal supp...

imaging of the kidneys and urinary tract has a significant and critical role for diagnosis of genitourinary system diseases. although technological progress goes toward less invasive approaches, some of the current methods are still invasive and annoying. voiding cystourethrography (vcug) is the best and most accurate method for diagnosis and grading of vesicoureteral refl ux. vcug is a distres...

the methanolic leaf extract of thuja occidentalis was evaluated for possible sedative activities in mice. sedative activity was evaluated by using hole cross, open field, thiopental sodium-induced sleeping time and elevated-plus maze (epm) tests at 200mg/kg and 400 mg/kg.  the extract decreased the locomotor activity of mice in hole cross, open field and epm test and showed the remarkable resul...

Abstract Sleep disorders are common among the general population and can generate health problems such as insomnia anxiety. In addition to standard drugs psychological interventions, there different complementary plant-based therapies used treat This review aimed find examine most recent research on use of herbal medicines for treating anxiety compiled from clinical trials, well assess safety e...

Medicinal Sage is consumed as tea in sore throat and kidney diseases caused by cold flu. It also has sedative, diuretic, antiperspirant disinfectant effects. Thujone, which found the essential oil of Salvia officinalis species, an component with very strong antiseptic antibiotic (Salvia officinalis), a medicinal aromatic plant wide area usage, cultivated due to these properties. However, most c...

in the present work sedative and hypnotic effects of aqueous extract of aloe vera in rats have been investigated. in order to evaluate the overall hypnotic effects of the aloe vera extract, open field and loss of righting reflex tests were primarily used. the sedative and hypnotic effects of the extract were then confirmed by detection of remarkable raise in the total sleeping time through anal...

Older people are frequent users of drugs with sedative properties. However, older people are susceptible to adverse drug events. Sedative drug use has been associated with impaired physical and cognitive function, an increased risk of falls and increased mortality. Sedative load refers to cumulative exposure to multiple drugs with sedative properties. This thesis aimed to investigate sedative l...

BACKGROUND In recent years, the number of prescriptions for sedative drugs has increased significantly, as has their long-term use. Moreover, sedative use is frequently initiated during hospital stays. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to describe new prescriptions of sedative drugs during hospital stays and evaluate their maintenance as discharge medication. METHODS This observational prospectiv...

results there was no statistically significant difference between the mmse scores of the two groups before surgery (p = 0.6), but the mmse test conducted at the pacu revealed significantly better cognitive outcomes in the d group than in the r group in patients younger and older than 65 years (p = 0.03 and p = 0.0001, respectively). conclusions this study revealed that dexmedetomidine may be a ...