Mahnaz Mardani
Nutritional Health Research Center, Health and Nutrition Department, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.

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An Overview of the Effectiveness of the Most Important Native Medicinal Plants of Iran on Hemorrhoid Based on Iranian Traditional Medicine Textbooks Mahnaz Mardani
Journal of Global Pharma Technology Volume 08 Issue 09: (2016) September 2016
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Hemorrhoid diseaseoccursfollowing the blood-filling of vascular structures of submucosal networks in the anal area. Patients usually feel no painsand the symptoms include a feeling of rectal congestion, mucus secretion, and bright red blood dripping. Surgical treatment is of the most common treatment methods of hemorrhoid. In addition to the usual treatments, classic therapies and complementary medicine are also applied. Medicinal herbs have been traditionally a source for the treatment of many diseases. Many native medicinal plants of Iran have had effective properties on hemorrhoid. Thus, in this review,the effective medicinal plants of Iranian ethnobotanical resources on hemorrhoid were reported. In this review study, a search for articles by the keywords hemorrhoid,ethnobotanical, and medicinal plants was done. A search on the databases, such as Scopus, ISI C, S ID, MegIran,and a number of other databases was performed. Based on the results obtained, 11 herbs from different parts of Iran are traditionally used to treat anorexia. Such medicinal plants as pistachio from mountainousĀ trees, yarrow, camel thorn, etc. are of the effective herbs on hemorrhoid.Keywords: gastrointestinal tract, Hemorrhoid, Medicinal herb, Iranian ethnobotany.
Wound Antiseptic Plants: An Overview of the Most Important Medicinal Plants in Iran Affecting Wound Infections Mahnaz Mardani
Journal of Global Pharma Technology Volume 08 Issue 08
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Surgical site infection refers to infection in surgical site which is created within 30 days after surgery. Infection may occur by bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi and worms. In traditional Iranian medicine, many plants are used to control and treat infections. Therefore, the present paper aims to recognize and introduce antiseptic medicinal herbs by which we can produce effective natural remedies for infection control. Medicinal herbs such as chamomile, flax, veneris, oleander, savory, mallow, castor, sage, garlic, harmala etc. are the most important medicinal plants for disinfecting wounds in Iran. Keywords: wound, infection, herbs, Iran