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Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Uterus Inflammation: Implications
from Iranian Folk Medicine
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2013.01.002 · Source: PubMed
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- LETTER TO THE EDITOR -
Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Uterus
Inflammation: Implications from Iranian Folk
Medicine
Dear Editor, pubic), Dorema ammoniacum (oleogum resin, pubic), L. usi-
tatissimum (seed, intra-uterine), Liquidambar orientalis
Uterus inflammation (UI) is a prevalent, perilous, and costly (seed, pubic), Narcissus tazetta (flower oil, intra-uterine),
disorder afflicting young females. Infertility is among the T. foenum-graecum (seed mucillage, intra-uterine).
most important complications of UI, which is secondary to The current primary medical approach for UI and PID
the inflammation and microbial infection. The book relies on the eradication of infection (mostly from Chla-
“Hidayat al-Muta’allimin fi al-Tibb” (An Educational Guide mydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae) and miti-
for Medicinal Students) is the oldest available Persian gation of inflammation. Of note, modern scientific research
medical book, written by Akhaveyni Bukhari [1]. In view of has unveiled promising antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory,
this scientific treasure collection of Iranian folk medicine, and analgesic activities for most of the aforementioned
UI is classified into three stages, non-septic, septic, and herbs that well justifies their application for the treatment
rigid edema, which progress in severity. Interestingly, the of UI and PID, and preventing subsequent infertility.
signs and symptoms described for UI in this book correspond
well with the findings of modern medicine. UI manifesta- References
tions at the first and second stages are very close to those
of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and to tubo-ovarian 1. Akhaveyni Bukhari RA. In: Matini J, editor. Hidayat-al-Mutaallimin fi
abscess at the third stage of the disease. A number of al-Tibbe [In Persian] (An Educational Guide for Medical Students).
medicinal herbs have been recommended as effective 2nd ed. Mashhad: Ferdowsi University Press; 1992. p. 606e7.
remedies for each stage of the disease as follows [1,2]: 2. Ahmadian-Attari MM, Kamalinia G, Mosaddegh M, Farsam H. A
Medicinal plants for the non-septic stage: Althea offi- comparative study on uterus and kidney inflammation and their
cinalis (seed, oral), Cucumis melo (seed, oral), Cucumis treatments described in the book “hidayat al-muta’allimin fit-
tib” with modern medicine. J Medicinal Plants 2010;9:18e37.
sativus (seed, oral), Cucurbita pepo (juice and seed, oral),
Plantago major (macerate, intra-uterine), Plantago ovata
(mucillage, intra-uterine or oral), Prunus domestica (fruit, Amirhossein Sahebkar*
oral), Rosa spp. (oil, intra-uterine), Spinacia oleracea Biotechnology Research Center and School of Pharmacy,
(leaves, oral), Gardenia latifolia (seed, oral). Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Medicinal plants for the septic stage: Althea officinalis
(flower, pubic or intra-uterine), Anethum graveolence Seyed Ahmad Emami
(leaves, pubic or intra-uterine), Cheiranthus cheiri (seed, Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy,
pubic), Linum usitatissimum (seed, pubic or intra-uterine), Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Matricaria chamomilla (flower, pubic or intra-uterine),
Astragalus hamosus (fruits, pubic or intra-uterine), Trig- *Corresponding author. School of Pharmacy, Mashhad
onella foenum-graceum (seed, pubic or intra-uterine), University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 91775-1365,
Viola odorata (oil or dried fruits, pubic or intra-uterine). Mashhad, Iran.
Medicinal plants for the rigid stage: Anethum graveolens E-mail:
[email protected] (A. Sahebkar)
(seed oil, intra-uterine), Artemisia absinthium (seed mucil-
lage, intra-uterine), Commiphora mukul (oleogum resin, 14 October 2012
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