Marina Arruda de Castro a,1, Igor Lima Soares b,2, PatrÃcia Georgina Garcia do Nascimento c,3, Karla do Nascimento Magalh ̃aes c,4, Ronald Targino Nojosa d,5, Said Gonçalves da Cruz Fonseca e,6, Sikiru Olaitan Balogun f,g,*,7, Mary Anne
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100590
Volume 36, December 2022, 100590
Eucalyptus tereticornis Smith. is used in the Green Pharmacies Project in the state of Ceará, Brazil, for the treatment of respiratory ailments. Its major essential oil content is 1,8-cineole.
Azadeh Heydarian a, Amir Hossein Faghihi Kashani b, Mohsen Masoodi b, Naheed Aryaeian a,*, Mohammadreza Vafa a, Negin Tahvilian a, Agha Fatemeh Hosseini c, Soudabeh Fallah d, Nariman Moradi e, Farnaz Farsi
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100593
Volume 36, December 2022, 100593
Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is accompanied by an increase in inflammation and oxidative stress. Saffron supplementation could improve inflammation status due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of saffron tablets on serum concentration of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory markers and the quality of life in patients with UC.
Ying Fang Tan a, Yin Shin Koay a,c, Razauden Mohamed Zulkifli b, Mariani Abdul Hamid c
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100594
Volume 36, December 2022, 100594
remature hair graying and hair loss in men and women can cause a serious aesthetic problem. However, not much effective treatment is available, especially from natural sources.
Wiyada Kwanhian Klangbud a,b,*, Jirarat Songsri a,b, Kingkan Bunluepuech c, Peechanika Chopjit
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100595
Volume 36, December 2022, 100595
Maryam Abolghasemi a,b, Mir Mohammad Reza Aghajani c, Faraz Mojab d, Neda Mahdinezhad Gorji c, Seyed Jafar Zakariayi c, Parvaneh Mirabi
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100596
Volume 36, December 2022, 100596
Antioxidants play important roles in sperm quality. Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) is a natural source of antioxidants and it is used traditionally to improve the quality of semen. The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of carob syrup administration on the copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD) activity and Zn and selenium (Se) levels in the serum of infertile men. Based on the authors knowledge, this is the first study on this topic.
Fabio Carmona a,c,*, Ana Maria Soares Pereira
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100597
Volume 36, December 2022, 100597
Herbal medicines are an important part of healthcare worldwide. In Brazil, the national authorities issued the concept of “living pharmacies�, that produce and offer herbal medicines in the Brazilian unified public health system.
Roberto Esquivel-GarcÃa a,b, Ayca Seker c, Nehal I. Abu-Lail d, Manuel GarcÃa-P Ì�erez c, Alejandra Ochoa-Zarzosa b, Martha-Estrella GarcÃa-P Ì�erez
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100599
Volume 36, December 2022, 100599
Urtica subincisa Benth has been used to treat skin inflammation for centuries by Purépechas, an ancient people that has left an important legacy to Mexican folk medicine.
Negin Najjari a, Soyar Sari a,*, Mostafa Saffari b, Hamidreza Kelidari c, Ali Nokhodchi
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100600
Volume 36, December 2022, 100600
Breast cancer is among the most prevalent type of cancer in women across the world. The essential oils of Pistacia atlantica Desf. have been utilized as a medicine owing to their antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer effects. The current research aims to enhance the anticancer effect of the essential oil of Pistacia atlantica Desf. by incorporating it in a nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC), a lipid-based drug delivery system.
Adil Hussain
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100601
Volume 36, December 2022, 100601
Different classes of disease-causing viruses are widely distributed universally. Plant-based medicines are anticipated to be effective cures for viral diseases including the COVID-19, instigated by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This study displays the phylogenetic perspective of Artemisia and proposes some candidate taxa against different viral diseases, including SARS-CoV-2.
Jessica Valente, Barbara A. Pendry, Eva Galante
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100602
Volume 36, December 2022, 100602
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a commonly acquired bacterial infection mostly in young, healthy women. Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) has historically been used for the treatment and prevention of UTIs; however, research has found conflicting evidence regarding its effectiveness for the prophylaxis of UTIs. The aim of this work is to evaluate the effectiveness of cranberry on the risk of UTI occurrences in women.
Maria Helena Vendruscolo a, Gilsane Lino von Poser a, Am �elia Terezinnha Henriques a, Marina Cardoso Nemitz
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100603
Volume 36, December 2022, 100603
The genus Plantago (Plantaginaceae) encompasses 250 species distributed worldwide, many of them used in traditional medicine. Technological advances regarding this genus are constantly being proposed. The target of this study was to carry out a patent survey of Plantago-based products and processes.
Mohsen Soleimani a, Ahmad Arzani b, Vida Arzani c,*, Thomas H. Roberts
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100604
Volume 36, December 2022, 100604
Mint (Mentha spp.) and thyme (Thymus spp.) are two of the foremost aromatic herbs used in food and beverage products for their flavor, aromatic and medicinal qualities.
Sema Tu ̆gçe Aydın a,d, Ilter Demirhan c, Mustafa S ̧ eng ̈or
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100605
Volume 36, December 2022, 100605
Increasing antibiotic resistance leads wound care specialists to promote chronic wound healing with plant-based sources. The aim of this study is to extract Quercus infectoria gall and to investigate the performance of the extracted QIG wound dressings produced by three different fabrication techniques.
Farzaneh Haghighat a, Sobhan Arjomand a, Samira Ghasemi a, Elnaz Afkhami a, Hashem Montaseri b, Alireza Motealleh
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100606
Volume 36, December 2022, 100606
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of phonophoresis of Aloe vera gel (PHA) on pain intensity and functional status in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Asma Arrout *,1,2, Yassine El Ghallab, Ibrahim Sbai El Otmani, Amal Ait Haj Said
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100607
Volume 36, December 2022, 100607
The conventional treatments for hypercholesterolemia are too atomistic to effectively handle the condition. A phytotherapy which is rich in bioactive compounds could be a more effective approach. This study highlights plants prescribed against high cholesterol by herbalists in Casablanca, Morocco, and investigates their clinical effectiveness through a literature review.
Kai Wang a,*, Lu Zhai a, Feng Li a, Yunyun Cao a, Pan Lu a, Xiaoning Liu a, Yarong Liu a, Na Li a, Xinhan Zhao
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100608
Volume 36, December 2022, 100608
Lung cancer (LC) is a malignant tumor with the highest morbidity and mortality in the world. A traditional Chinese medicine formula, Guben Sanjie Pill (GBSJP), is an effective method for the clinical treatment of LC patients, but its molecular mechanism is unclear. Here, the aim was to detect the potential molecular mechanism of GBSJP in LC.
Kahkashan Baig a, Arshiya Sultana a,*, Khaleequr Rahman
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100609
Volume 36, December 2022, 100609
To determine and compare the efficacy of Kakrasingi (Pistacia integerrima J.L. Stewart ex Brandis) with metronidazole in bacterial vaginosis (BV).
Pei-Chen Li a, Hui-Sheng Wang b, Marthandam Asokan Shibu c, Jhen Wang a, Shiau-Huei Huang a, Jeng-Hung Wang d, Ji-Hung Wang e,f,g, Chih-Yang Huang h,i,j,k,l, Chien-Yi Chiang c, Yu-Jung Lin c, Tsung-Jung Ho m,n,o, Shinn-Zong Lin p, Hui-Chun Chung q,r, Hsin-Yuan Yu m, San-Hua Su m, Ying-Fang Chou q,s, Chia-Hui Tai q,s, Dah-Ching Ding a,t,*, Cheng Yen Shih
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100610
Volume 36, December 2022, 100610
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has affected more than 608 million people and has killed 6.5 million people in the world. A few studies showed traditional Chinese medicine can be beneficial for COVID-19 treatment.
Abhay Tiwari a, Sushil Kumar b, Gourav Choudhir a, Garima Singh a, Upanshu Gangwar c, Vasudha Sharma d, Rupesh K. Srivastava e, Satyawati Sharma
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100611
Volume 36, December 2022, 100611
Androgenic alopecia (AGA), scalp hair loss, occurs due to the hyperactivity of steroid 5α-reductase2 (SRD5A2), which metabolizes testosterone into 5α-dihydroxytestosterone. Finasteride, an FDA-approved drug producing many side effects, is a commonly used competitive inhibitor for SRD5A2 to treat AGA.
Ana Isabel Oliveira a,1, Cl �audia Pinho a,1, Filipa Quintela Vieira b,c, Regina Silva b, Agostinho Cruz
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100612
Volume 36, December 2022, 100612
Cancer is one of the major causes of death universally. Conventional chemotherapeutic agents are associated with severe side effects which limit their general acceptability and leads to a search for alternative efficient and safe options.
Mohammadreza Ataollahi a,1, Ebrahim Akrami b,2, Mehdi Kalani c,3, Malek Zarei d,4, Mahsa Rostami Chijan e,5, Massih Sedigh-Rahimabadi f,6, Hiva Alipanah
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100613
Volume 36, December 2022, 100613
The use of aspirin in the primary prevention of diseases is debatable. Herbal products might be considered potential substitutes for synthetic chemicals in many situations.
Farnaz Hashemian a, Maliheh Akbarpour b, Keyvan Razaghi c, Amirhossein Emam d, Mohammadali Seiferabiei e, Farshad Hashemian
doi : 10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100552
Volume 36, December 2022, 100552
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