Overview of herbal and traditional remedies in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis based on Traditional Persian Medicine
Review published in Dermatologic Therapy (2020)
Abstract
This study aims to describe the herbal and traditional remedies in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) with an overview on related available evidence in modern medicine. This study is a review that focuses on the most important Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM) sources including Avicenna's Canon of Medicine, Jorjani's Zakhīra-yi Khārazmshāhī, and Aazam-Khan's Eksir-e-Aazam, as well as pertinent information from Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Scientific Information Database, and Google Scholar by using the keywords salak, rīsh-e-balkhi, cutaneous leishmaniasis, and leishmaniasis for selected remedies. Several oral and topical herbal remedies, such as Vitis vinifera L. (Unripe grapes), Berberis vulgaris L., Rheum ribes L., Santalum album L., Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl (Camphor), Brassica nigra (L.) K. Koch, Crocus sativus L., Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb, honey, and Alum root, were mentioned in TPM resources for the treatment of CL. Furthermore, cauterization, cupping, and leech therapy were considered for this purpose. In this review, some evidence-based studies will also be presented that have demonstrated the therapeutic properties of some of these products. In conclusion, the sages of TPM have recommended several systemic or topical medications, in addition to physical procedures, for treatment of CL, all of which could be a base for conducting further research on its efficacy.
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Resumen
Review of Avicenna's Canon of Medicine and other Traditional Persian Medicine sources for cutaneous leishmaniasis treatments, including herbal remedies, cauterization, cupping, and leech therapy.
Por qué esto importa para la hirudoterapia
Esta revisión de fuentes de la Medicina Tradicional Persa (TPM) sobre el tratamiento de la leishmaniasis cutánea menciona la terapia con sanguijuelas junto con la cauterización y la ventosa como procedimientos físicos recomendados históricamente para el manejo de la CL, mientras se centra principalmente en remedios herbales. El artículo revisa textos clásicos (el Canon de Avicena, el Zakhīra-yi Khārazmshāhī de Jorjani) y bases de datos modernas en busca de evidencia. La relevancia para la hirudoterapia se limita a una breve mención histórica sin datos clínicos sobre el uso de sanguijuelas, su eficacia o protocolos para el tratamiento de la CL; la revisión se centra en intervenciones botánicas y no proporciona información específica sobre la aplicación de sanguijuelas para esta afección.
Citación
Overview of herbal and traditional remedies in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis based on Traditional Persian Medicine.
Parvizi MM et al. · Dermatologic Therapy, 2020
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