Prevalence, patterns, and disclosure of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among patients with thyroid diseases: A cross-sectional study in Iran.

Introduction: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has gained popularity as a therapeutic approach outside conventional medicine for various medical conditions. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, patterns, and disclosure of CAM use among patients with thyroid diseases in Iran.

Methods: This descriptive-analytic cross-sectional study involved patients with thyroid diseases who were visiting Internal Medicine Clinics in Shiraz.

Medicinal Plants for Viral Respiratory Diseases: A Systematic Review on Persian Medicine.

Introduction: Many medicinal plants have been introduced in Persian medicine references for various respiratory disorders. Considering the growing interest in herbal medicines, this review aimed to introduce medicinal herbs recommended by Persian Medicine (PM) references for respiratory diseases and to discuss their activity against respiratory viruses.

Methods: The medicinal plants recommended for respiratory disorders were extracted from the main PM textbooks.

Effects of Citrullus colocynthis L. in a rat model of diabetic neuropathy.

Objective: This study investigated the biochemical, histopathological and physiological effects of Citrullus colocynthis on peripheral neuropathy in rats with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes.

Methods: Seventy adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were included in the present study. Diabetes was induced in 60 rats, with a single intraperitoneal injection of STZ (65 mg/kg).

Cinnamon: A systematic review of adverse events.

Cinnamon, from the genus Cinnamomum and Lauraceae family, has been used as a popular spice for thousands of years around the world. Many studies have shown therapeutic effects of cinnamon including its antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, antioxidant, antitumor, antihypertensive, antilipemic, antidiabetic, gastroprotective, and immunomodulatory effects. Due to popular use of cinnamon and several human reports on adverse events associated with short or long term use of cinnamon, we aimed to systematically review its human reports of adverse event.