Herbal remedies used by asthmatic children in Iran
Introduction: Asthma is a very common chronic disease among children. As for its treatment, in recent years there is an increased tendency towards supplemental treatments. Hence, many of these patients are administered complementary and alternative treatments including herbal medicine.Methods:Throug...
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| author | Samaneh Kouzegaran Hamid Ahanchian Seyed Ahmad Emami Neda Ansari Jamshid Yousefi Nasrin Moazzen Nafiseh Pourbadakhshan Rana Tafrishi Aida Ansari Nasrinsadat Motevalli |
| author_facet | Samaneh Kouzegaran Hamid Ahanchian Seyed Ahmad Emami Neda Ansari Jamshid Yousefi Nasrin Moazzen Nafiseh Pourbadakhshan Rana Tafrishi Aida Ansari Nasrinsadat Motevalli |
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| description | Introduction: Asthma is a very common chronic disease among children. As for its treatment, in recent years there is an increased tendency towards supplemental treatments. Hence, many of these patients are administered complementary and alternative treatments including herbal medicine.Methods:Through a cross-sectional study, we evaluated the common herbal remedies used in asthmatic children referred to the allergy clinic of Sarvar Children’s Hospital in Mashhad. All data related to the patients (i.e., age, sex, and history of all remedies consumed as well as the responsible persons prescribing the pertinent medications) were recorded in a checklist.Results: In this study, 582 asthmatic children with the average age of 77.4±41.7 months were evaluated. The overall herbal remedies usage was 59.8%. There was no significant differences between age groups, sex, or asthma severity and herbal remedy usage. Thirty-seven different herbal remedies were prescribed to the patients, the most common herb was thymes (65.3%) followed by a four-seed herbal mixture (23.6%), Plantago major (12%) and Cydonia oblonga (quince) (10.8%).Conclusion:Limited information is available regarding complementary and alternative medicine in asthmatic children in Iran. The present study showed the high prevalence of herbal medicine usage in asthmatic children in this region. Hence, further studies should determine the clinical benefits of these remedies |
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| spelling | doaj.art-42f1e88a32e3488ab64921a9d72556d42023-10-24T19:28:18ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesReviews in Clinical Medicine2345-62562345-68922023-03-01101263210.22038/rcm.2023.70414.143822285Herbal remedies used by asthmatic children in IranSamaneh Kouzegaran0Hamid Ahanchian1Seyed Ahmad Emami2Neda Ansari3Jamshid Yousefi4Nasrin Moazzen5Nafiseh Pourbadakhshan6Rana Tafrishi7Aida Ansari8Nasrinsadat Motevalli9Allergy Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.1-Allergy Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 2- Clinical Research Development Unit of Akbar Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Islamic Azad University of Medical, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Islamic Azad University of Medical, Mashhad, IranClinical Research Development Unit of Akbar Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Clinical Research Development Unit of Akbar Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranClinical Research Development Unit of Akbar Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Allergy Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranIntroduction: Asthma is a very common chronic disease among children. As for its treatment, in recent years there is an increased tendency towards supplemental treatments. Hence, many of these patients are administered complementary and alternative treatments including herbal medicine.Methods:Through a cross-sectional study, we evaluated the common herbal remedies used in asthmatic children referred to the allergy clinic of Sarvar Children’s Hospital in Mashhad. All data related to the patients (i.e., age, sex, and history of all remedies consumed as well as the responsible persons prescribing the pertinent medications) were recorded in a checklist.Results: In this study, 582 asthmatic children with the average age of 77.4±41.7 months were evaluated. The overall herbal remedies usage was 59.8%. There was no significant differences between age groups, sex, or asthma severity and herbal remedy usage. Thirty-seven different herbal remedies were prescribed to the patients, the most common herb was thymes (65.3%) followed by a four-seed herbal mixture (23.6%), Plantago major (12%) and Cydonia oblonga (quince) (10.8%).Conclusion:Limited information is available regarding complementary and alternative medicine in asthmatic children in Iran. The present study showed the high prevalence of herbal medicine usage in asthmatic children in this region. Hence, further studies should determine the clinical benefits of these remedieshttps://rcm.mums.ac.ir/article_22285_fad646550eb0a7e85459aebb30931839.pdfasthmachildrenherbal treatmentalternative medicine |
| spellingShingle | Samaneh Kouzegaran Hamid Ahanchian Seyed Ahmad Emami Neda Ansari Jamshid Yousefi Nasrin Moazzen Nafiseh Pourbadakhshan Rana Tafrishi Aida Ansari Nasrinsadat Motevalli Herbal remedies used by asthmatic children in Iran Reviews in Clinical Medicine asthma children herbal treatment alternative medicine |
| title | Herbal remedies used by asthmatic children in Iran |
| title_full | Herbal remedies used by asthmatic children in Iran |
| title_fullStr | Herbal remedies used by asthmatic children in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Herbal remedies used by asthmatic children in Iran |
| title_short | Herbal remedies used by asthmatic children in Iran |
| title_sort | herbal remedies used by asthmatic children in iran |
| topic | asthma children herbal treatment alternative medicine |
| url | https://rcm.mums.ac.ir/article_22285_fad646550eb0a7e85459aebb30931839.pdf |
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