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Salehi B, Butnariu M, Corneanu M, Sarac I, Vlaisavljevic S, Kitic D, Rahavian A, Abedi A, Karkan MF, Bhatt ID, Jantwal A, Sharifi-Rad J, Rodrigues CF, Martorell M, Martins N. Chronic pelvic pain syndrome: Highlighting medicinal plants toward biomolecules discovery for upcoming drugs formulation. Phytother Res 2019; 34:769-787. [PMID: 31799719 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) can be triggered by a various types of gynecological, gastrointestinal, urological, and musculoskeletal disorders. Recently, the role of the central nervous system has proven to be an integral part on the development of any chronic pain syndrome, including CPPS. However, owing to the complex and heterogeneous etiology and pathophysiology of CPPS, the establishment of effective therapeutic interventions remains challenging for both physicians and patients. Nonetheless, recent studies have pointed that medicinal plants and their secondary metabolites can be effectively used in CPPS therapy, besides contributing to restore the patients' quality of life and potentiate the conventional CPPS management. In this sense, this review aims to provide a careful overview on the biomedical data for the use of medicinal plants use and their secondary metabolites on CPPS management.
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- Bahare Salehi
- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran
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- Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara, University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
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- Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara, University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
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- Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" from Timisoara, University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, University of Niš, Bul. Zorana Djindjica 81, Serbia
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- Department of Urology, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Urology, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Urology, Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Kosi Katarmal, Almora, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bhimtal Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, India
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- Zabol Medicinal Plants Research Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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- LEPABE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile.,Universidad de Concepción, Unidad de Desarrollo Tecnológico, Concepcion, Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, Porto, Portugal.,Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto, Portugal
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Dadmehr M, Amini-Behbahani F, Eftekhar B, Minaei B, Bahrami M. Peritoneum as an origin of epilepsy from the viewpoint of Avicenna. Neurol Sci 2018; 39:1121-1124. [PMID: 29633058 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-018-3342-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
There are studies that show that the concepts of epilepsy have been rooted in Persian medicine; Avicenna "Ibn-e-Sina"-one of the great Persian physicians in the Islamic golden age (9th-12th century AD)-has considered some types of epilepsy with the association of the stomach, the spleen, the "Maraqq," and the whole body which has not been reviewed properly. These organs influence on the brain and can cause epilepsy. This article presents concept of Maraqq-related epilepsy; according to Avicenna's view, "Maraqq" is a membranous structure which is located in the abdomen (equivalent of parietal peritoneum in current nomenclature). We discuss his viewpoint about the diagnosis and treatment of Maraqq-related epilepsy with focus on herbal remedies. The concept of a relationship between the "Maraqq" and the brain is well discussed in the old Persian medicine texts; however, it seems that further studies in this area are required to clarify Avicenna's view about the pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical manifestations, and treatment strategies.
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- Majid Dadmehr
- Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,School of Persian Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Behesht St. Vahdat Islami St, Tehran, 1114733311, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,School of Persian Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Behesht St. Vahdat Islami St, Tehran, 1114733311, Iran
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,Department of Neurosurgery, Nepean Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Histology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. .,School of Persian Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Behesht St. Vahdat Islami St, Tehran, 1114733311, Iran.
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Kordafshari G, Ardakani MRS, Keshavarz M, Esfahani MM, Nazem E, Moghimi M, Zargaran A, Kenari HM. The Role of Phlebotomy ( Fasd) and Wet Cupping ( Hijamat) to Manage Dizziness and Vertigo From the Viewpoint of Persian Medicine. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med 2017; 22:369-373. [PMID: 30208737 PMCID: PMC5871156 DOI: 10.1177/2156587216672757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Dizziness and vertigo are the most common complaints of patients that has a high economic burden on the health system. In modern medicine, treatment for dizziness and vertigo consists of chemical pharmacological therapy. Although these drugs are useful in controlling the disease, their side effects and inefficiency in full control of the disease require the use of complementary medicine in this field. Persian medicine consists of valuable experiences of Persian medicine scholars based on the theory of humors and temperaments. In Persian medicine, 2 types of disease are presented: dizziness (sadar) and vertigo (dovar). Persian medicine physicians expressed a different mechanism of action than modern medicine for these diseases. They believed that accumulation of abnormal humors, reeh (normal bloating) or causative pathologic substances, is the basic cause of sadar and dovar and that the most important treatment is cleansing the body, particularly the head from accumulated substances by bloodletting methods.
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- Gholamreza Kordafshari
- Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Qoran, Hadis and Teb Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of History of Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
- Research Office for the History of Persian Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran
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- Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, school of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
- Hoorieh Mohammadi Kenari, MD, PhD, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14176-53955, Iran.
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Moradi Z, Besharat M, Minaiee B, Aliasl J, Parsa Yekta Z, Nasiri Toosi M. Avicenna's View on the Etiologies of Intestinal Obstruction. IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL 2016; 18:e20034. [PMID: 27168944 PMCID: PMC4860500 DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.20034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Revised: 09/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Context: Bowel obstruction is one of the most common causes of acute abdomen. Because of heterogeneity of patients’ population and variety of causes, therapeutic strategies are not standardized, so treatment of intestinal obstruction is a surgical challenge in many cases. A traditional medicine approach could help detect some issues that were ignored by modern medicine. One of the major schools of medicine, with a history of several thousand years, is Iranian traditional medicine. In this regard, Avicenna, who lived in the medieval period, has had a great influence on the medical knowledge of the world by writing an encyclopedia of medicine entitled “Qanun of Medicine.” Evidence Acquisition: The aim of this study was to investigate Avicenna’s views on the causes of intestinal obstruction and comparing them to modern medicine views. This is a review study on an Iranian traditional textbook of medicine by Avicenna, entitled “Qanun of Medicine” (in short “Qanun”). We used Qanun in its original language (Arabic) along with its Persian translation. It consists of 5 books. Part 16 of the third book talks about intestinal anatomy and introduces some intestinal diseases such as “qoolinj” and “ilavos.” Intestinal obstruction can be a kind of “qoolinj” or “ilavos” disease. All intestinal obstruction etiologies in Qanun are searched in international and Iranian databases (Scopus, ISI, SID, and Iranmedex) and similar causes in modern medicine will be discussed in this article. Results: According to Qanun, 16 causes are involved in intestinal etiologies of bowel obstruction such as “reeh,” mucoid phlegm, abdominal hot and dry distemperament, decreased bile secretion, job, and so on while modern medicine considers some of them, for instance, volvulus, intestinal herniation, worm, intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and opiate. Conclusions: Attention to the similar causes of intestinal obstruction in modern medicine and traditional medicine is the starting point for investigation of noninvasive diagnostic and therapeutic methods that have been mentioned in Qanun. In addition, etiologies which are missed in modern medicine can open new doors to the researchers and gastroenterologists for the study, diagnosis, and prevention of the disease.
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- Zahra Moradi
- Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
- Corresponding Author: Zahra Moradi, Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran. Tel: +98-2188773521, Fax: +98-2188795008, E-mail:
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- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Histology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Traditional Medicine and Clinical Trial Research Center, Shahed University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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Patient Heal Thyself: Engaging in a Team Approach. CURRENT BLADDER DYSFUNCTION REPORTS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11884-014-0283-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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