background & aim: herbal medicine usage is prevalent among world people from a long time ago and, it has been five times from 90th to 97th in the usa. according to increasing usage of herbal drugs and investigating the knowledge, beliefs and function of patients to herbal drugs, this research was done. experimental: it is a descriptive, cross sectional study which carried on 30 patients who...

Antimicrobial resistance among human pathogens which is not related to veterinary use 6 Mechanism of (fluoro)quinolone resistance and interpretation of susceptibility tests....... 6 Selection for resistance in food borne pathogens when using (fluoro)quinolones in food-MANDATE The Scientific Advisory Group on Antimicrobials (SAGAM) was mandated to give advice to the CVMP on the need to exercise ...

2. Thiamphenicol is used for the treatment and control of respiratory and intestinal infections in cattle and poultry; the routes of administration are oral or intramuscular. However, the substance is also intended for intramammary administration in both lactating and dry cows and for intrauterine administration in cows. Thiamphenicol is used for the treatment of pigs against respiratory and in...

The use of alternative therapies including Herbal medicines is rapidly escalating in both the developed as well as in the developing countries. It is generally believed that ‘natural’ herbal medicines are better and safer than conventional medicine; herbal medicines are in fact associated with serious toxic effects. The current study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Panax Gi...

Pancreatic cancer is a type of common malignant tumors with high occurrence in the world. Most patients presented in clinic had pancreatic cancer at advanced stages. Furthermore, chemotherapy or radiotherapy had very limited success in treating pancreatic cancer. Complementary and alternative medicines, such as natural products/herbal medicines, represent exciting adjunctive therapies. In this ...

Herbal medicine (phytomedicine) uses remedies possessing significant pharmacological activity and, consequently, potential adverse effects and drug interactions. The explosion in sales of herbal therapies has brought many products to the marketplace that do not conform to the standards of safety and efficacy that physicians and patients expect. Unfortunately, few surgeons question patients rega...

To the Editor Pregnant women using herbs is common in Taiwan and mainland China, but relatively little is known about the safety of taking herbal medicines during pregnancy. Our previous study showed a possible link between the use of specific herbal medicines during the first trimester of pregnancy and an increased risk of specific congenital malformations. Thus, this analysis was conducted to...