Utilization and expenditures on traditional and herbal medicines in Iran: 2009–2016

Rad, Enayatollah Homaie; Hajizadeh, Mohammad; Rezaei, Satar; Reihanian, Anita; Chimeh, Elham Ehsani; Kiakalayeh, Ali Davoudi

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“… 8 Although no deaths due to animal bites after vaccination were reported during the six-year study, the costs incurred for the health system due to vaccination are higher than the costs of preventing other accidents in the same region. 24 , 25 …”

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Trends in Animal Bites and Rabies-related Deaths in Northern Iran: Implications for Public Health Interventions

davoudikiakalayeh,

Gharib,

Mohammadi

et al. 2024

Arch Iran Med

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Background: Rabies remains a public health problem in middle-income countries like Iran, despite being preventable. This study aimed to evaluate the six-year incidence of animal bites in the southern Caspian Sea region from 2016 to 2022, and focus on estimating the direct costs of animal bite cases using the incidence-based method. Methods: A multicenter, registry-based study was conducted using surveillance data of animal bites. Results: Of the 40922 cases reported during the study period, 65.9% were male and 34.1% were female. Animal bites were most frequent among individuals over 50 years of age (23.5%), while children under 10 years of age had the lowest frequency of animal bites (2.3%). Animal bites were most common in June. Dogs were responsible for 33277 (81%) cases, cats for 5,624 (13.7%) cases, cows for 1054 (2.5%) cases, and other animals for the remaining cases. During the six-year study period, four deaths due to rabies were reported in the study area. The annual bite incidence rate was 386.3 per 100000 people in northern Iran. The males-to-female ratio was highest in 2019 (M/F ratio=2.4, 95% CI=1.2‒3.4). Conclusion: The elderly are at higher risk of animal bites, especially in rural areas. It is important to emphasize the use of protective clothing, washing wounds with soap water and rabies vaccination as initial treatment. Targeted vaccination efforts for eligible animals should be prioritized to minimize unnecessary financial burden. Educating farmers about rabies prevention programs, especially in cases of cow bites, is also important.

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Trends in Animal Bites and Rabies-related Deaths in Northern Iran: Implications for Public Health Interventions

davoudikiakalayeh,

Gharib,

Mohammadi

et al. 2024

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“…Herbal medicine has been widely used by women globally and increasingly more have shown the necessity of herbal medicines, both in treating diseases and maintaining health (Homaie Rad et al, 2021;Morehead and McInnis, 2021). Even in the modern world, there continue to be several health issues among women that cannot be cured using modern medicine; and in some regions having no modern medicines, it continues to be necessary to use herbal medicine as an alternative or supplement for women's health and facilitate their life (Peltzer, 2009).…”

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Comparison of Herbal Medicines Used for Women’s Menstruation Diseases in Different Areas of the World

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Aims: This review aims to compare the use of herbal medicine used to treat women’s menstruation and the prevalence of menstrual diseases in different regions, which reveal the use of herbal medicine globally and provide scientific guidance for improving women’s health.Materials and Methods: The information available on herbal medicines for women between the years 2000 and 2021 was systematically collected via the library and electronic search systems such as Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science as well as secondary resources including books and conference proceedings.Results: Totally, 571 ethnic medicines commonly used for women’s menstruation health in Asia, Europe, Oceania, Africa, and America were accounted. Zingiber officinale Roscoe (Ginger), Ruta graveolens L. (Common rue), Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels (Angelica sinensis), Foeniculum vulgare Mill (Fennel), Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don (Catharanthus roseus) and other medicines which have obvious advantages and long-term usage are utilized in the treatment of menstrual diseases. Family Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Apiaceae, Fabaceae, and Zingiberaceae are the most common medicinal plant families used for such treatments. In many instances, the application of fresh parts of plants was observed because of the healers’ belief regarding the higher efficiency of the medicine made from fresh plants. Edible plants are used in a wide range of countries.Conclusion: Women’s menstruation health is directly related to their health condition. Traditional medicines of most ethnic groups have contributed to women’s health care and treatment of gynecological diseases. Practitioners in this field have gained elaborate experience in treatments and medication, and assembled a large number of effective drugs and prescriptions. These experiences have also been inherited and developed by modern clinical application and scientific research. However, the basic research on these drugs is not sufficient, the knowledge of drug use has not been fully popularized, the advantages of drugs have not been fully utilized, and the guiding potential to modern drug research continues to be insufficient. As such, it is necessary to further promote and make a significant contribution to women’s health.

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General Physicians’ Attitude and Decision-Making Towards Herbal Medicines Prescription: A Scenario-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Hamadan, Iran

Abedi,

Moradkhani,

Afsharmanesh

et al. 2024

Journal of Herbal Medicine

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Utilization and expenditures on traditional and herbal medicines in Iran: 2009–2016

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

Trends in Animal Bites and Rabies-related Deaths in Northern Iran: Implications for Public Health Interventions

Trends in Animal Bites and Rabies-related Deaths in Northern Iran: Implications for Public Health Interventions

Comparison of Herbal Medicines Used for Women’s Menstruation Diseases in Different Areas of the World

General Physicians’ Attitude and Decision-Making Towards Herbal Medicines Prescription: A Scenario-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Hamadan, Iran

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