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Prevalence and associated factors of herbal medicine use among breast cancer patients: a cross-sectional study in Morocco.
Ecancermedicalscience
October 2024
Department of Medical Oncology, Mohammed VI University Hospital of Marrakech, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco.
Background: Despite advances in modern medicine, an increasing number of breast cancer (BC) patients are turning to complementary and alternative medicine, such as phytotherapy. Instead of being prescribed by breast medical oncologists, patients are often seeking out phytotherapy themselves. They typically resort to herbal medicine as an alternative treatment to alleviate symptoms and side effects and enhance their quality of life during cancer treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExploring Senolytic and Senomorphic Properties of Medicinal Plants for Anti-Aging Therapies.
Int J Mol Sci
September 2024
Department of Applied Life Sciences, Bioengineering, University of Applied Sciences Campus Wien, Favoritenstraße 222, 1100 Vienna, Austria.
Senolytic and senomorphic therapies have gained more and more attention in the last decade. This kind of therapy is based on the killing of cellular senescent cells without harming the "normal" cells. Aging is not a disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAmeliorative Effects of Ginger on Allergic Diseases: An Updated Review.
Mol Nutr Food Res
October 2024
Hepatitis Research Center and Department of Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
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- Allergic diseases stem from the immune system reacting to harmless substances, affecting approximately 22%-30% of the global population.
- Genetic changes are unlikely causes, leading researchers to identify environmental factors like pollution, diet changes, urbanization, and increased allergens as major contributors.
- Treatments include avoiding allergens and medications, but recent interest has grown in herbal remedies like ginger, known for its potential to reduce allergic symptoms with fewer side effects.
Progress on the Anti-Inflammatory Activity and Structure-Efficacy Relationship of Polysaccharides from Medical and Edible Homologous Traditional Chinese Medicines.
Molecules
August 2024
School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, China.
Medicinal food varieties developed according to the theory of medical and edible homologues are effective at preventing and treating chronic diseases and in health care. As of 2022, 110 types of traditional Chinese medicines from the same source of medicine and food have been published by the National Health Commission. Inflammation is the immune system's first response to injury, infection, and stress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLead and arsenic intoxications by traditional and alternative medicine: men are more sensitive than women.
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol
July 2024
Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, D-30625, Hannover, Germany.
Traditional and alternative medicines are widely used around the world and include for example herbal medicine, Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, and indigenous therapies. Due to the long history and the mostly natural origin of traditional remedies, it is often assumed that they are harmless, but in recent decades more and more case reports have been published in which traditional medicine has caused metal poisoning. This paper provides an analysis of published cases in which patients have suffered metal poisoning due to traditional or alternative medicines.
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