Prevention and treatment of constipation in children from the perspective of Iranian traditional medicine

Motaharifard, Monireh Sadat; Jafari, Zahra; Paknejad, Maryam Sadat; Oveidzadeh, Laleh; Karimi, Mehrdad

doi:10.1016/s2095-4964(16)60278-9

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“…In Persian medicine, lifestyle modification is the first step toward constipation treatment (19). Then if it was not sufficient, herbal therapies are considered (20).…”

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“…It is a considerable remedy in traditional medicine and a cost-effective herbal therapy with curative utilization in modern medicine (27). In Persian medicine, Rosa damascene is considered a gentle safe laxative and even can be prescribed for children and pregnant women (19,28). If administered with proper therapeutic dosage, no side effects are expected (29).…”

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The Efficacy of a Persian Medicine Formulation on Adult Functional Constipation: A Double-blinded Clinical Trial

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Background: Constipation is a common disorder, and its management imposes a significant health burden. Integration of complementary and alternative medicine into the current health system may result in beneficial outcomes. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a Persian medicine preparation ("Jalinous" capsule) on functional constipation. "Jalinous" capsule is a combination of Rose (Rosa damascena), mastic (Pistacia lentiscus), Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis), and turpeth (Ipomoea turpethum). Methods: From January to December 2019, 126 patients aged 18 - 50 with functional constipation according to Rome IV criteria referred to Imam Khomeini hospital's gastrointestinal disease clinic were blindly randomized into "Jalinous" capsule group and placebo group for four weeks. Both groups received psyllium indeed. The patients were followed up at weeks two and four of the treatment and four weeks after the termination of the intervention. Results: Although the frequency of defecation, percentage of incomplete defecation and evacuation, straining during defecation, using manual maneuver to facilitate evacuation and defecation time showed significant improvement in both groups (P < 0.001), improvements in the intervention group were significantly more than in control group (P < 0.001). At the end of the second and fourth weeks of taking the drug and four weeks after stopping the drugs, the patients in the intervention group reported less frequent hard stool form in comparison to the patients in the control group (P < 0.001). Their overall self-reported improvement in symptoms after the treatment was significantly higher than the patients in the placebo group (P < 0.001). Adverse effects were not serious and mostly were transient. Conclusion: "Jalinous" capsule is an effective and safe treatment for functional constipation in adults, but more studies are needed to make confident conclusions.

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“…In Persian medicine, lifestyle modification is the first step toward constipation treatment (19). Then if it was not sufficient, herbal therapies are considered (20).…”

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“…It is a common gastrointestinal problem. 7 The normal frequency for bowel movements varies from person to person. 8 Most people only experience constipation for a short time.…”

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Management of Constipation through Yogic Therapy

Naragatti

Naturopathy²

2021

JoARAYUSH

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The purpose of this review article is to identify and analyse, the problem of constipation, its causes, symptoms, risk factors and complications arising in human life. Constipation problems were recognised by some previous empirical research. Constipation presents as a perpetual problem in health-care with painful and debilitating consequences, however, it is frequently preventable. A prerequisite to prevention is an assessment of the risk of a condition occurring so that interventions can be individualised in an attempt to prevent it. Yoga is a unique way of lifestyle management of many common health misalignments for the prevention of diseases, preservation and promotion of health. Yoga, in fact, gives due importance to different layers of existence functions for maintaining positive health example physical layer (Annamaya Khosa), pranic layer (Pranamaya Khosa), mental layer (Manomaya Khosa), scientific layer (Vigyanmaya Khosa) and blissful layer (Anandamaya Khosa). Yoga is a science of integration of human consciousness with nature. The objective experimentation is the most important aspect of searching the truth employed by modern science that searches into many practices of yoga demanding both subjective as well as objective tools for understanding the effects for further application and wider acceptance. Studies have been conducted around the world on many yoga therapies for the management of the problem of constipation i.e enema that clears the constipation and provide mental peace. This enabled subsequent work to be performed to develop a risk assessment tool for constipation that could be used in clinical practice.

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“…A study showed that there was no significant difference in success rates in the use of lactulose, anthraquinone (Cassia senna L.) or hydrolyzed guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.) (Levy et al 2017) In a review article (Motaharifard et al 2016) medicinal plants are indicated, for example as: Plantago ovata; Ficus carica; Vitis vinifera; Rosa × damascena Mill. ; Olea europea; Ricinus communis; which are used to prevent and treat constipation in pediatric patients.…”

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Phytotherapeutic approaches to treatment and prophylaxis in pediatric practice

Petkova¹,

Hadzhieva²,

Nedialkov³

2019

PHAR

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Medicinal plants, their extracts and herbal medicinal products occupy a growing share of medicines in the pharmacy worldwide. Historically, the first medicines were products of plants, as well as some of the most important medicines still in use today. With the development of phytochemistry, as part of the pharmaceutical science, great progress has been made in the isolation and in determining the value of a number of biologically active substances (BAS). Many plants have yielded pure substances (or natural products) that are applied in modern medical practice. Other compounds are potentially useful or have toxic effects. Traditional medicine incorporating many herbal medicines remains an important (and in some cases, the only) form of treatment in some countries, with increasing use in medical practice. On the other hand, the fact that in pediatric patients there is a limitation, mainly moral and ethical, of the number of medications to be administered due to the difficulty of conducting clinical trials in children, stimulates the use of herbal medicines of proven quality, effectiveness and safety among this group of patients.

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Prevention and treatment of constipation in children from the perspective of Iranian traditional medicine

Cited by 10 publications

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The Efficacy of a Persian Medicine Formulation on Adult Functional Constipation: A Double-blinded Clinical Trial

The Efficacy of a Persian Medicine Formulation on Adult Functional Constipation: A Double-blinded Clinical Trial

Management of Constipation through Yogic Therapy

Phytotherapeutic approaches to treatment and prophylaxis in pediatric practice

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