ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Liver diseases represent a major health problem due to their complications and limited treatment possibilities. In Rwanda, given low accessibility to modern treatments, most people still rely on traditional medicinal plants. The symptomatology of many hepatic troubles (icterus) is evident for traditional healers who have a high probability of selecting efficient h...

Background: The use of herbal remedies has increased despite the lack of scientific evidences about their safety and efficacy during pregnancy. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the usage of herbal products during pregnancy amongst Iranian women based on their socio-demographic characteristics, assessment of side effects in mothers, and ultimately their possible effects on neonates. M...

*Corresponding author: Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei, Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] Nowadays, more and more people are turning away from conventional medicines, because they believe that ‘natural’ substances like medicinal plants are safer than synthetic substances. The increasing use of medicinal plants has res...

EDITOR'S NOTE With the rapid increase in communication and exchange of ideas between China and North America during the past decade, there has been considerable interest amongst Western physicians in traditional Chinese medicine and the use of herbal preparations for a variety of medical problems. The exact chemical constituents of many of these preparations are still unknown and few of the tre...

BACKGROUND Traditional herbal therapies have been used for a long time to treat gastrointestinal disorders including irritable bowel syndrome, and their effectiveness from clinical research evidence needs to be systematically reviewed. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness and safety of herbal medicines in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the following el...