Herbal Remedies Connected to Malaria like Fever in Iranian Ancient Medicinal Books- Brief Review Article

Malaria is a major international public health problem. Drug-resistant parasites have made treatment and control of malaria more difficult. Therefore, safe, affordable and effective new drugs are urgently needed. Traditional medicine is an important source for new drugs. Determining the ancient medi...

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Autores principales: GHIAEE, Azadeh, NAGHIBI, Farzaneh, ESMAEILI, Somayeh, MOSADDEGH, Mahmoud
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014
Materias:
Medical Sciences
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4345095/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25759737
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Sumario:Malaria is a major international public health problem. Drug-resistant parasites have made treatment and control of malaria more difficult. Therefore, safe, affordable and effective new drugs are urgently needed. Traditional medicine is an important source for new drugs. Determining the ancient medicinal books was the first step of this study for finding malaria or disease that has symptoms like malaria. Then the plants that used to treat “Ghebbe Khalesseh fever” were listed. Finally, recent antimalarial researches were explored. About 31 plants were identified. Information from these resources is valuable for the selection of plants for antiplasmodial screening programs.

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