BACKGROUND Although most Moroccans rely to some extent on traditional medicine, the practice of frigg to treat paediatric ailments by elderly women traditional healers known as ferraggat, has not yet been documented. We describe the role of these specialist healers, document the medicinal plants they use, and evaluate how and why their practice is changing. METHODS Ethnomedicinal and ethnobot...

Background & Aim: Hypertension is an incurable disease which has become a common major risk factor for many cardiovascular diseases worldwide. Besides increasing the risk of heart diseases and stroke, hypertension can also lead to other health conditions such as renal disease and diabetes. The prolong use of orthodox antihypertensive are usually associated with many side effect...

Traditional herbalists in Nigeria use various herbal preparations to treat various types of ailments, including diarrhoea, cough, 'neonatal fistula', convulsions, skin diseases, etc. (1). Most of these preparations are used in the form of concoctions (soup or drink made usually from ingredients after boiling) or infusions (soaking the plant material and allowing it to stand for varying lengths ...

High percentage of the Iraqi population profoundly rely on folk medicine to meet their health needs which makes safety questionable. This study aims evaluate herbalists' knowledge and practice ensure public's safety. was conducted in a cross-sectional design between October 2021 March 2022, using pretested questionnaire administered herbalists practicing Middle Euphrates Area. Through face-to-f...

Objective: An ethnobotanical survey on the medicinal plant species marketed in Mashhad city, northeastern Iran, was conducted in order to document traditional medicinal knowledge and application of medicinal plants. Materials and Methods: This study was undertaken between 2011 and 2012. The indigenous knowledge of traditional healers used for medicinal purposes were collected through questionna...

Introduction: Herbal products are generally considered safe because of their natural origin with the belief that "herbs harmless". medicines, teas, and mixtures can be purchased by consumers via internet telephone without supervision a doctor. The ease direct sale herbal to consumers, potential toxicity, contamination, deception, interactions drugs food pose threat public health.
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The paper deals with the folk-lore use of 26 antidiabetic plant species occurring in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. The methods of preparation and dose of administration of crude drugs as suggested by tribal and non - tribal herbalists are recorded in the study. Also the known chemical constituents(s) of these plants are included in the communication.

The report gives an account of the use of 25 plant species by local herbalists of tirumala hills, chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh for dandruff (seborheic). The paper discusses the methods of preparation and dose of administration of curde drugs as suggested by them.

Objective: In our country, which is rich in medicinal plant diversity, there an increase heavy metal accumulation with the of industrial development and environmental pollution. The aim to evaluate health safety content thyme ginger plants, are frequently used for therapeutic purposes, sold herbalists. Methods: this study, (Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Hg, Pb) levels (Thymus vulgaris) (Zingi...

BACKGROUND Each year, 100 million people are impoverished globally as a result of expenditure on health. OBJECTIVE To assess the constraints and implications of out-of-pocket payment for health services among government employees in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, south east Nigeria. METHOD This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study instrument was a pre-tested, semi-structured self ad...