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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in pediatric patients in Saudi Arabia
Ahmed A. Albassam, Mohammad Ruhal Ain, Sami N. Alanazi, Yazed Alruthia, Khalid M. Alkharfy
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2021.100428
Volume 27, June 2021, 100428
People all over the world use many forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and as evidence for efficacy slowly emerges for some therapies, the distinction between CAM and modern medicine is continuously evolving. CAM is commonly practiced in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study was to assess the use of CAM among pediatric patients.
Anti-diabesity potential of various multifunctional natural molecules
Priyanka Rathod, Raman P. Yadav
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2021.100430
Volume 27, June 2021, 100430
Diabesity represents a classic example of a multifactorial disease. The current strategy for the treatment of diabesity is the inhibition of enzymes involved in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism using various drugs. Side effects caused by the drugs available in the market for the treatment of diabesity have necessitated the discovery and development of new novel drugs.
Exploration of anti-tyrosinase effect of Geranium glaberrimum Boiss. & Heldr. with in silico approach and survey of 21 Geranium species
Ovgu Celikler Ozer, Ilkay Erdogan Orhan, Burcu ?al??kan, F. Sezer Senol Deniz, ... Erden Banoglu
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2021.100431
Volume 27, June 2021, 100431
In the current work, the ethanol extracts of (36 samples from various locations) 21 species of Geranium were investigated for their tyrosinase (TYR) inhibitory and antioxidant activity. G. glaberrimum (GG) (31.41 ± 1.11 %), G. macrostylum (31.15 ± 1.35 %), and G. lasiopus (30.01 ± 0.09 %) had the highest inhibition against TYR, which were proceeded to further phytochemical analyses. The major compounds were gallic and ellagic acids.
Baicalin, a natural antimicrobial and anti-biofilm agent
Mahdi Asghari Ozma, Ehsaneh Khodadadi, Farzaneh Pakdel, Fadhil S. Kamounah, ... Hossein Samadi Kafil
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2021.100432
Volume 27, June 2021, 100432
The development of drug-resistant bacteria as a result of the inappropriate use of antibiotics, has led to a study on other sources of drugs for the treatment of bacterial infections. Natural compounds derived from medicinal plants have long been considered a rich source of therapeutic agents.
Recent advances on Berberis aristata emphasizing berberine alkaloid including phytochemistry, pharmacology and drug delivery system
Bhanu Malhotra, Giriraj T. Kulkarni, Neerupma Dhiman, D.D. Joshi, ... Harsha Kharkwal
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2021.100433
Volume 27, June 2021, 100433
The use of medicinal plants is an age-old tradition and recent progress in modern therapeutics has stimulated the use of natural products worldwide for diverse ailments and diseases. Ethnomedicinal values of plant form the ground of “Herbal Drug Industry” and “Green Medicines”.
Evaluation of the anti-stress effects of five Tunisian aromatic and medicinal plants in vitro
Mahmoud Ben Othman, Mohamed Neffati, Hiroko Isoda
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2018.10.003
Volume 27, June 2021, 100238
The present study was designed to evaluate the anti-stress effects of the ethanol extracts of five medicinal plants from Southern part of Tunisia, traditionally used in folk medicine: Cymbopogon schoenanthus Spreng. (CSEE), Crithmum maritimum L. (CMEE), Arthrophytum scoparium (Pomel) ll’jin (ASEE), Artemisia herba-alba Asso.
The scientific basis of the antibacterial traditional use of Calligonum comosum in UAE
Sameh Soliman, Mohamed Yehia Abouleish, Ghalia Khoder, Baraa Khalid, ... Maged M.M. Abou-Hashem
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2020.100361
Volume 27, June 2021, 100361
Calligonum comosum L'Hér. is an evergreen woody plant distributed throughout the temperate and arid regions of the Middle-East. The plant is used traditionally for skin infections and is reported to possess antibacterial activities.
Hedera helix L: a possible cause of severe acute tubulointerstitial nephritis in an infant
Bora Gülhan, Murat Tany?ld?z, Diclehan Orhan, Ay?e Filiz Yetimakman, ... Ali Düzova
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2020.100362
Volume 27, June 2021, 100362
Herein we report a 10-month-old infant who experienced a severe tubulointerstitial nephritis. Past medical history revealed that he was diagnosed as viral upper respiratory tract infection ten days before admission; and five days later antibiotic and anti-cough medication were prescribed containing hedera helix because of fever. Herbal medicine should be used cautiously in pediatric age group.
Circulating microRNAs expression as predictors of clinical response in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with green tea
Hadeel A. Al-Rawaf, Ahmad H. Alghadir, Sami A. Gabr
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2020.100363
Volume 27, June 2021, 100363
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) greatly affects the quality of life, as it causes multiple joint lesions or even joint deformity that result in varying degrees of functional impairment and disability. This study evaluated the correlation between circulating serum miR-125ba and miR-146a expression and clinical response to green tea therapy in RA patients.
