Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used by patients with psoriasis in the West Bank of Palestine

Shawahna, Ramzi; Jaradat, Nidal

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“…Prior studies reported high usage of herbal therapies in the Palestinian population including women who were pregnant [51–53]. In this study, 70% of the women reported being quite often recommended to use herbal therapies for their NVP.…”

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Which potential harms and benefits of using ginger in the management of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy should be addressed? a consensual study among pregnant women and gynecologists

Shawahna

Taha²

2017

BMC Complement Altern Med

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BackgroundNausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) affect approximately 80–90% of the pregnant women. Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is the most widely used herbal therapy in the management of NVP. Like conventional therapies, herbal therapies have potential harms and benefits that patients need to be informed about in order to develop their therapy preferences. The aim of this study was to achieve consensus among women who suffered NVP and physicians often consulted by pregnant women on a core list of potential harms and benefits of using ginger to manage NVP to be addressed during clinical consultations.MethodsIn this study, the Delphi technique was used to achieve consensus on a core list of important harms and benefits of using ginger in the management of NVP to be addressed during the clinical consultation. A Delphi process was followed in two panels in parallel sessions. One panel was composed of 50 gynecologists and other physicians who are often consulted by pregnant women suffering NVP and the other panel was composed of 50 women who suffered NVP.ResultsConsensus was achieved on 21 (75%) of the 28 potential harms presented to the panelists. Panelists agreed that potential harms of the anticoagulant effects of ginger, risk with other co-morbidities, and risk of potential allergic reactions are important to address during the clinical consultation. Of the 14 potential benefits presented to the panelists in both panels, consensus was achieved on 13 (92.9%). Partial consensus on 7 potential harms and 1 potential benefit was achieved in both panels.ConclusionsAddressing important potential harms and benefits of using ginger for the management of NVP during the clinical consultations is important in promoting congruence and reducing patient dissatisfaction in clinical practice. Consensus was achieved on a core list of important harms and benefits of using ginger for the management of NVP to be addressed during the clinical consultations by a panel of women and a panel of physicians. Further studies are still needed to investigate what is being addressed during clinical consultations.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1717-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Which potential harms and benefits of using ginger in the management of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy should be addressed? a consensual study among pregnant women and gynecologists

Shawahna

Taha²

2017

BMC Complement Altern Med

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“…Ps'nin daha uzun seyirli ve tedaviye daha dirençli bir hastalık olması psikososyal açıdan daha olumsuz sonuçlara neden olmuş olabilir. Çalışmalarda tespit edilen TAT yöntemleri ülkeler arası farklılıklar göstermekte olup Tayvan'da bitkisel ilaçlar (%26,3), özel diyet (%13,6) ve megavitamin kullanımı (%7,1); İngiltere'de bitkisel tedavi ve homeopati; İsviçre'de naturapati, Avustralya'da geleneksel Çin tıbbı, Kore'de topikal uygulamalar, Amerika'da gıda takviyeleri (balık yağı, glukozamin, omega-3) ve Makedonya'da topikal bitkisel tedaviler olarak bildirilmiştir 15,16,18,[20][21][22] . Bizim çalışmamızda hastaların kullandıkları TAT yöntemleri incelendiğinde her iki hasta grubunda da en sık bitkisel tedavinin tercih edildiği saptandı.…”

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Evaluation of the use of complementary and alternative therapy in patients with psoriasis and acne vulgaris

Mullaaziz¹,

Akkaya²,

Erturan³

2019

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Background and Design: The aim of this study was to explore the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapy in patients with acne vulgaris (AV) and psoriasis and their attitudes towards CAM. Materials and Methods: A total of 300 patients, including 150 patients with AV and 150 patients with psoriasis, were included in the study. The patients were randomly selected among the patients who were admitted to dermatology outpatient clinic. A face-to-face structured questionnaire about CAM was applied to the participants. The data obtained were expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number and percentage distribution. Chi-square test, t-test and Spearman correlation were used. Results: The most frequently used CAM treatment method was "herbal therapy" (52.7%). It was determined that most of the patients (87.8%) using CAM had experienced side effects from the medical treatment. Conclusion: CAM has been widely used in patients with AV and psoriasis despite dissatisfaction. Dermatologists should be aware of the tendency of patients to use non-traditional therapies and should guide patients to access the benefits and risks of CAM use.

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“…This tendency can be explained, amongst other factors, by the essential oils in health products. This tendency can be explained, amongst other factors, by the satisfaction that consumers experience when buying "naturals", since they are perceived as being safer than "synthetic" ingredients [1].…”

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Assessment of the Potential Skin Application of Plectranthus ecklonii Benth.

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Plectranthus ecklonii Benth. has widespread ethnobotanical use in African folk medicine for its medicinal properties in skin conditions. In this study, two different basic formulations containing P. ecklonii extracts were prepared, one in an organic solvent and the other using water. The aqueous extract only contained rosmarinic acid (RA) at 2.02 mM, and the organic extract contained RA and parvifloron D at 0.29 and 3.13 mM, respectively. RA in aqueous solution permeated skin; however, in P. ecklonii organic extract, this was not detected. Thus, P. ecklonii aqueous extract was further studied and combined with benzophenone-4, which elevated the sun protection factor (SPF) by 19.49%. No significant cytotoxic effects were observed from the aqueous extract. The Staphylococcus epidermidis strain was used to determine a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value of 10 µg·mL−1. The aqueous extract inhibited the activity of acetylcholinesterase by 59.14 ± 4.97%, and the IC50 value was 12.9 µg·mL−1. The association of the P. ecklonii extract with a UV filter substantially elevated its SPF efficacy. Following the multiple bioactivities of the extract and its active substances, a finished product could be claimed as a multifunctional cosmeceutical with broad skin valuable effects, from UV protection to antiaging action.

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Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used by patients with psoriasis in the West Bank of Palestine

Cited by 61 publications

References 40 publications

Which potential harms and benefits of using ginger in the management of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy should be addressed? a consensual study among pregnant women and gynecologists

Which potential harms and benefits of using ginger in the management of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy should be addressed? a consensual study among pregnant women and gynecologists

Evaluation of the use of complementary and alternative therapy in patients with psoriasis and acne vulgaris

Assessment of the Potential Skin Application of Plectranthus ecklonii Benth.

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