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Evaluation on Conventional Antihypertension Use and Natural-Conventional Combination on Patient with Hypertension

Makara Journal of Health Research, 2013
The proportion of hypertensive disease in Depok city was 57.4% in 2002. Primary health centers had given antihypertensive medication. In addition to the drugs commonly given by a doctor (conventional), many patients took medicinal plants (natural ...
Sefni Gusmira
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Herbal extracts modulate the amplitude and frequency of slow waves in circular smooth muscle of mouse small intestine [PDF]

, 2004
Background: Herbal preparations like STW 5 (Iberogast(R)) are widely used drugs in the treatment of dyspepsia and motility-related disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
Weiser, D., Storr, Martin, Göke, B., Schirra, J., Kelber, O., Sibaev, A., Allescher, H. D.   +6 more
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Herbal product use patterns and possible herb-drug interactions among older adults in Turkey

, 2021
Background: Traditional and Complementary medicine use is on the increase universally. In this descriptive study, the aim is to evaluate the frequency and determinants of herbal product use, as well as determine possible drug-herb interactions among ...
KARAALP, ATİLA
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Traditional complementary and alternative medicine and antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV patients in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. [PDF]

, 2009
Adherence to antiretroviral medication in the treatment of HIV is critical, both to maximize efficacy and to minimize the emergence of drug resistance.
Preez, Natalie Friend-du, Ramlagan, Shandir, Anderson, Jane, Fomundam, H, Fomundam, Henry, H Fomundam, Anderson, J, Peltzer, Karl, J Anderson, N Friend-du Preez, K Peltzer, S Ramlagan, Peltzer, K, Friend-du Preez, Natalie, Friend-du Preez, N, Ramlagan, S, Mayura SHIMURA, Kazue KANDA, Katsuhiko SUZUKI, Harumi HAYASHIDA, Kaoru SUGAMA   +20 more
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Emulgel: A Promising Technology for Topical Delivery of Herbal Extracts

British Journal of Pharmacy, 2023
Topical drug delivery is a remarkable but arduous task due to the inherent barrier system of the skin. More so, only a narrow range of drugs are available for topical use because most drugs are hydrophobic in nature and this restricts their permeation ...
Olubunmi Jumoke Olayemi, Chukwuemeka David   +1 more
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Herbal medicines [PDF]

International Psychiatry, 2005
Plants have been used for medicinal purposes throughout human history and although it may seem to us that modern life is innately much more stressful than long ago, the struggle for basic survival then must have been at least as worrying as the more 'sophisticated' concerns of today.
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Pharmacovigilance of herbal medicine [PDF]

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2012
Pharmacovigilance is essential for developing reliable information on the safety of herbal medicines as used in Europe and the US. The existing systems were developed for synthetic medicines and require some modification to address the specific differences of medicinal herbs.
Shaw, Debbie, Ladds, Graeme, Duez, Pierre, Williamson, Elizabeth M., Chan, Kelvin (R15157)   +4 more
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Prospects of compounds of herbal plants as anticancer agents: a comprehensive review from molecular pathways

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Cancer refers to the proliferation and multiplication of aberrant cells inside the human body, characterized by their capacity to proliferate and infiltrate various anatomical regions.
Putri Cahaya Situmorang, Syafruddin Ilyas, Sony Eka Nugraha, Rony Abdi Syahputra, Nik Mohd Afizan Nik Abd Rahman   +4 more
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Mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine overcoming of radiotherapy resistance in breast cancer

Frontiers in Oncology
Breast cancer stands as the most prevalent malignancy among women, with radiotherapy serving as a primary treatment modality. Despite radiotherapy, a subset of breast cancer patients experiences local recurrence, attributed to the intrinsic resistance of
Xiaohui Zhao, Xiaohui Zhao, Xiaohui Zhao, Ting Luo, Yuting Qiu, Zhiwei Yang, Zhiwei Yang, Danni Wang, Danni Wang, Zairui Wang, Jiale Zeng, Zhuofei Bi, Zhuofei Bi   +12 more
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A Comparative Study of the Effects of Jatropha multifida and Euphorbia hirta and Their Mixture on Pathogenic Growth Rate

Engineering Proceedings, 2023
Medicinal plants are used for the treatment of many diseases across the globe. However, some are expensive or not readily available. The increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant strains of pathogenic microorganisms constitutes an important and ...
Ekangu Gerald, Opio Alfonse
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