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- Title
A Review of Hepatoprotective Plants Used in Saudi Traditional Medicine.
- Authors
Al-Asmari, Abdulrahman K.; Al-Elaiwi, Abdulrahman M.; Athar, Md Tanwir; Tariq, Mohammad; Eid, Ahmed Al; Al-Asmary, Saeed M.
- Abstract
Liver disease is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality across the world. According to WHO estimates, about 500 million people are living with chronic hepatitis infections resulting in the death of over one million people annually. Medicinal plants serve as a vital source of potentially useful new compounds for the development of effective therapy to combat liver problems. Moreover herbal products have the advantage of better affordability and acceptability, better compatibility with the human body, and minimal side effects and is easier to store. In this review attempt has been made to summarize the scientific data published on hepatoprotective plants used in Saudi Arabian traditional medicine. The information includes medicinal uses of the plants, distribution in Saudi Arabia, ethnopharmacological profile, possiblemechanism of action, chemical constituents, and toxicity data. Comprehensive scientific studies on safety and efficacy of these plants can revitalise the treatment of liver diseases.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; LIVER disease prevention; LIVER physiology; THERAPEUTIC use of plant extracts; DISEASES; LIVER diseases; LIVER function tests; MEDICINAL plants; ARAB medicine; MOLECULAR structure; PRIMARY health care; PRODUCT safety; TOXICITY testing; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANT extracts
- Publication
Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM), 2014, Vol 2014, p1
- ISSN
1741-427X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2014/890842