Ethnopharmacological survey of traditional drugs sold in the Kingdom of Jordan

Lev, Efraim; Amar, Zohar

doi:10.1016/s0378-8741(02)00182-4

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“…8 Cinnamomum (z)ceylanecum -Lauraceae -Extract of the bark for cleansing the female genital system (Lev & Amar 2002).…”

Section: Herbal Remedies With Female Antifertility and Abortificiant mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…-Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) -Seeds ingestion for uterus constriction (Lev & Amar 2002) Flavon(ol)-O-glycoside and quercetin 3-O-caffeylglucoside, kaempferol 3-O-and isorhammetin-glycosides (Kunzemann & Herrmann 1977); Carvone (Aydin et al 2013) unusual fatty acid-petroselinic acid and limonene (Laribi et al 2010); carvacrol anethole and estragol (De Martino et al 2009). …”

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The use of medicinal herbs in gynecological and pregnancy-related disorders by Jordanian women: a review of folkloric practice vs. evidence-based pharmacology

Akour

Kasabri

Afifi

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Pharmaceutical Biology

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Context National statistical reports in Jordan indicate a decrease in the total fertility rate along with a parallel increase in contraceptive use. The folkloric use of medicinal herbs in gynecological disorders has been growing in Jordan, despite of deficient reports on the evidence-based safety and efficacy of these practices. Objective The aim of this comprehensive article is to review medicinal plants with claimed ethnonpharmacological usage in various gynecological and pregnancy-related issues in Jordan, and to assess their evidence-based pharmacological studies as well as their phytochemistry. Methods The published literature was surveyed using Google Scholar entering the terms ''ethnopharmacology AND Jordan AND infertility AND gynecology OR gestation''. We included ethnopharmacological surveys in Jordan with available full-text. Results Twelve articles were reviewed. Plant species which are commonly used for female gynecological issues such as Artemisia monosperma Del. and A. herba-alba Asso. (Asteraceae) have been found to exert an antifertility effect. Ricinus communis L. (Euphorbiaceae) and Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. (Cucurbitaceae) had antifertility effects in male rats, but Nigella sativa oil L. (Ranunculaceae) and Cinnamon zeylanicum J. Presl (Lauraceae) were found to enhance it. Conclusion Using plants for gynecological disorders is a common practice in Jordan. Many of them, whether utilised for gynecological or non-gynecological conditions equally, were found to have detrimental effects on female or male fertility. Thus, couples planning pregnancy should be discouraged from the consumption of these herbs. Further local studies are warranted to confirm the appreciable beneficial pharmacological effects and safety of these plants. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…8 Cinnamomum (z)ceylanecum -Lauraceae -Extract of the bark for cleansing the female genital system (Lev & Amar 2002).…”

Section: Herbal Remedies With Female Antifertility and Abortificiant mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The use of medicinal herbs in gynecological and pregnancy-related disorders by Jordanian women: a review of folkloric practice vs. evidence-based pharmacology

Akour

Kasabri

Afifi

et al. 2016

Pharmaceutical Biology

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“…Supporting information regarding the traditional uses of natural medicinal substances, may be derived from ethno-botanical and ethno-pharmacological surveys conducted in neighboring countries such as Egypt [35-37], Jordan [38], Syria [39,40], Lebanon [41], and other Middle Eastern countries [42] (see Table 4). …”

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“…Horizontal study and analysis of the materia medica of all the different ethnic and religious groups in Israel [7,17-21,24] revealed a core inventory (the most important and used substances of all Israeli ethnic and religious groups, according to market and literature surveys), which we believe satisfies the basic needs in traditional medicine of any Middle Eastern ethnic group [38-40,42-44]. It consists of about 40 plant materials, five animal, and five inorganic.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This system affects the types of substances in the shops, and reflects the impact of these countries on the local inhabitants. Drug sellers in northern Jordanian cities have ties with Syria and Lebanon and stock special Syrian and Lebanese materia medica , those in the central and eastern cities sell to Iraq and Iran, and those in the southern cities deal with Egypt, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia [38]. …”

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Ethno-diversity within current ethno-pharmacology as part of Israeli traditional medicine – A review

Lev

2006

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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The Holy Land has absorbed millions of immigrants in recent centuries: Jews from East and West, Druze, Circassians, Muslim and Christian Arabs. The land is unique and diverse in geographical location and ethnic groups, and also in its cultural characteristics, including traditional medicine and use of materia medica. However, these traditions have waned over the years. The young state of Israel adopted a "melting pot" approach to fashion Jews from all over the world into Israelis.The traditional medicine and materia medica of different ethnic groups (Yemenite, Iranian, and Iraqi Jews) are reviewed in this paper, as well as the ethno-botanical survey (first conducted in the 1980s, covering Bedouins, Druze, Circassians, and Muslim and Christian Arabs), and the matching ethno-pharmacological survey (conducted in the late 1990s) covering the medicines sold in stores.Present-day healers are usually not young and are believed to be the end of the chain of traditional medical knowledge. The ethno-diversity of Israel is becoming blurred; modernity prevails, and ethnic characteristics are fading. The characteristic lines of traditional medicine and materia medica have hardly lasted three generations.A salient former dividing line between ethnic groups, namely their use of different medicinal substances, paradoxically becomes a bridge for conservative users of all groups and religions. Shops selling these substances have become centers for "nostalgia" and preserving the oriental heritage, traditional medicine, and medicinal substances!

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Biosafety of Herbal Medicine

Saad¹,

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2011

Greco‐Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine

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Ethnopharmacological survey of traditional drugs sold in the Kingdom of Jordan

Cited by 257 publications

References 9 publications

The use of medicinal herbs in gynecological and pregnancy-related disorders by Jordanian women: a review of folkloric practice vs. evidence-based pharmacology

The use of medicinal herbs in gynecological and pregnancy-related disorders by Jordanian women: a review of folkloric practice vs. evidence-based pharmacology

Ethno-diversity within current ethno-pharmacology as part of Israeli traditional medicine – A review

Biosafety of Herbal Medicine

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