BACKGROUND A large proportion of patients use herbal remedies with a potential to interact with prescribed drugs. Such interactions can be dangerous, particularly if the therapeutic window of the prescribed drug is small, as with warfarin. AIMS Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of the use of herbal medicines by patients taking warfarin (co-ingestion). DESIGN OF STUDY Postal questionnai...

ABSTRACT: The world has faced huge challenges throughout the endemic of COVID-19. survivors Covid too are facing health difficulties. non-availability specific treatments made researchers search for all possible treatment regimens including traditional medicines. India greatest culture Ayurveda. Indian government’s AYUSH ministry granted permission use ancient systems medicine some COVID-19 cas...

Due to their efficiency in many treatments, the employment of herbal remedies has retained its importance for leading a human life. Traditional knowledge is passed from one generation next, which protected. This research aimed analyze traditional used treating digestive disorders by El-Oued people (Southeastern Algeria). The was conducted September 2021 June 2022. One hundred individuals, inclu...

Quite surprisingly, historians know little about Hippocrates, the physician often referred to as "the father of medicine". However, we do know that he was a strong advocate of the use of medicinal plants to prevent and cure diseases. He recorded between three hundred and four hundred plant remedies in his writing and during the middle ages herbal remedies were passed down from generation to gen...

Traditional herbal medicine is a global phenomenon especially in the resource poor economy where only the very rich can access orthodox care. These herbal products are associated with complications such as acute renal failure and liver damage with a high incidence of mortalities and morbidities. Acute renal failure from the use of herbal remedies is said to account for about 30-35% of all cases...