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- Title
Recommended treatment methods of Iranian traditional medicine for female genital tract infections.
- Authors
Tansaz, Mojgan; Meyari, Azam; Naeemi, Seyede Atie; Meybodi, Razie Nabi; Memarzade, Hajar; Shirooye, Pante'a; Bahman, Maryam; Biglarkhani, Mahdi
- Abstract
Objectives: Genital tract infection is common in females worldwide; it is accompanied by clinical symptoms like unnatural secretions from the cervix or vagina, fever, unnatural bleeding from the vagina, dyspareunia, vaginal itching, and adnexal tenderness. These symptoms, match those of a disease with continuous abnormal uterine discharge in Iranian traditional medicine. The usual treatment for this disease is using mostly broad-spectrum antibiotics; due to the complications of each, during the last few decades, other treatment methods have gained attention. Therefore, the purpose of this study was finding suggested treatments by Iranian traditional medicine sages for this disorder. Materials and Methods: In this study more than 15 traditional medicine reference books in the field of treatment and pharmacology were investigated; items classified as singular or plural medicines were extracted, and after coding, adjusting and removing the duplications, they were categorized. Results: More than 50 single medicines such as Myrtus, Plantago major, Cynips gallae tinctoria, anise, sumac, Cinnamomum iners, gooseberry, oak, vinegar, etc., and 20 compound medicines, which are combinations of single medicines were found. Depending on the particular case, they are used orally, as vaginal suppositories, manually in anus or uterus, in a tub, or as a poultice. Conclusion: Considering the wide variety of recommended traditional medicines and their assorted usage methods for continuous bleeding from the vagina, recommendation to conduct empirical clinical trials and utilize these medicines, especially in cases of treatment restriction or treatment failure becomes common.
- Subjects
TRADITIONAL medicine; TREATMENT of female reproductive organ diseases
- Publication
Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2015, Vol 5, p88
- ISSN
2228-7930
- Publication type
Article