Traditional and Complementary Medicine

Background: Recent studies indicate that imbalanced gut microbiota and gut inflammation lead to various gut-related disorders. Natural dietary supplementation is a complementary approach to address gut inflammation and gut-related disorders. In this context, Consolax®developed, a patent-filed innovative plant fiber formula with prebiotic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of Consolax® on gut health/inflammation among human subjects with imbalanced gut microbiota, gut inflammation, and inflammatory bowel syndrome. Methods: We conducted a randomized, double-blind, parallel reference-controlled study among 24 of 29 subjects screened for the Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria for functional inflammatory disease, predominantly irritable bowel syndrome. The subjects were randomized into the test and reference groups (each, n=12). The test group underwent supplementation with Consolax® powder 5 g daily (b.i.d.) and the reference group received the reference product (psyllium husk powder) at the same dose of 5 g daily (b.i.d.). Both supplements were administered orally for 30 days along with standard care. Efficacy and safety outcomes were evaluated at four different time intervals, days 7+2 (visit 1), 14+2 (visit 2), 21+2 (visit 3), and 30+2 (visit 4). Results: Consolax® supplementation lowered abdominal pain (based on the Visual Analog Scale) within the treatment groups during visits 3 and 4 compared to the baseline. Beneficial bacterial levels increased (p

Red Propolis has been shown to be a potent antimicrobial, antinflammatory, antitumoral and antioxidant, however, is less studied against microorganisms and periodontal disease. This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial, citoxicity properties and control of a induced periodontal pocket in rats of a red propolis mucoadhesive gel -containing chitosan. For this, we used two gels with concentrations of 5% (RPG5%) and 10% (RPG10%) of propolis and were compared with chitosan gel base 5% (CHG), propolis extract 5% (FRP5%) and chlorhexidine 0.12% (CHX0,12%). The products were tested against S. mutans, S. salivarius, S. sanguinis, L. casei, A. actinomycetemcomitans, E. faecalis, P. gingivalis, F. nucleatum, and C. albicans ATCC standards. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, Concentration Minimal Bactericidal and agar diffusion tests were performed according to CLSI standards. Ligature induced periodontitis model were used and the gel product were applied in test and control rats group. The results showed that all microorganisms were sensitive to the gel RPG5% and RPG10%. There was a reduction in insertion loss and alveolar resorption in the animals treated with propolis gel. Chitosan appears to have not affected the antimicrobial activity of propolis and there seems to have been a synergism between the products. On the other hand, new tests and clinical trials studies should be performed to confirm these parameters.

Proceeding to hospital immediately stroke occurs is important for early intervention that would minimize the consequences of stroke. But most stroke patients in developing countries prefer herbal centers than hospital. Reasons for this attitude have not been established. Two well-trained assistants were used to interview 117 stroke survivors who attended Bebe Herbal Center (BHC), in Nigeria for at least two visits. The survivors self-reported their experiences in hospitals visited and at BHC. Data obtained were analyzed using Independent t-test, Pearson’s chi-squared test, on SPSS package version 23. Significant value was set at p

With rapid economic advancement and increasing westernization of lifestyle in the past few decades, prevalence of many diseases like obesity, diabetes, arthritis, cardiovascular diseases, spinal problems, carcinomas of different parts of body, high cholesterol level, anxiety & depression, etc. has reached alarming proportions among people in the recent few years. Diet & life style are the major factors thought to influence susceptibility to these diseases. Drug abuse, tobacco smoking, alcohol intake as well as lack of exercise, a sedentary life style combined with an increase in the consumption of fatty & junk food is to blame cases of obesity, diabetes, etc. Failure of modern medicines in the prevention of major health burdens force us to revert back for the original detoxifying naturopathy [1]. Ayurveda the science of life, describes the management of life style diseases in the forms of proper dietary & behavioural management(dinacharya & ritucharya), Panchkarma procedures, medicaments & rejuvenation therapies. Vitiated dosha is the basic factor in the manifestation & progress of any disease. Panchkarma therapy aims at the elimination of vitiated Dosha from the body so that the disease would be prevented or if the pathology has already established can be treated in the effective manner. Panchkarma helps in detoxifying and rejuvenating body by simple techniques that can be done easily in outdoor practice[2].

There is a material truth behind the expression “French people are cheese-eating surrendering monkeys” that involves the higher natural radioactivity in France (averaged) in comparison with the USA, the United Kingdom, Spain and Poland. This comes from the hormone loss related to internal alpha emitting nanoparticulate contamination and involves a compensation with among other things milk drinking and cheese eating. The basic hormone loss can be related to the “surrendering” reputation entirely (testosterone for instance was shown to be destroyed in uranium miners). A secondary cycle emerges to re-establish the sexual difference, where women in these regions typically drink fresh milk whereas men typically eat cheeses that have stayed long in caves and where the hormones have disappeared. This is globally spontaneous. Inhalation of cheese odors serve for cerebral confirmation that hormones have disappeared. That general theorem is a subpart of what was already denominated earlier the meat-pollution cycle for reasons of desire to adopt an easily memorizable name, due to the essentiality of the concept for humankind.

Objective: To understand the availability and use of integrative and complementary practices by the SUS; as well as to evaluate two of the various therapy options, chromotherapy and aromatherapy, in relation to their effectiveness and benefits for patients. Method: This is an integrative review of the literature available in the PUBMED and SciELO database, using the descriptors: “Aromatherapy”, “Chromotherapy” and “Alternative Therapy”, duly registered in MeSH/DeCS, using the boolean operator AND. Twenty-nine articles were found, 25 evaluated and, at the end, 11 selected to compose this review. The inclusion criteria were: complete articles, available free of charge, published in English, from 2012 to 2020. Results: The inclusion of integrative and complementary practices (ICPs) in the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) was through the Política Nacional de Práticas Integrativas e Complementares (PNPIC), supported through the Portaria GM/ MS no 971, on May 3, 2006. Brazil is the country characterized as a world reference in the field of ICPs in basic attention. Conclusion: However, several cases of use of chromotherapy and aromatherapy as alternative therapies to promote patient’s health, relieve pain and, among other unique symptoms in each case, were evaluated, and the therapies used proved their efficacy and safety for patients, as well as improved the quality of life of these people.

Objective: To evaluate the in vitro and in vivo results of works already published on the use of traditional and alternative medicines in the treatment of sporotrichosis, both in humans and in animals. Methods: The bibliographic research was developed from the analysis of publications found in the scientific literature, with emphasis mainly on Brazil in the period from 2015 to 2020. Updated bibliographies of the medical and veterinary literature were available on MEDLINE, through PubMed, Science direct, Scielo and academic Google, with a total of 28 studies that met the specific work requirements. Results: From the analysis of the reviewed papers, conventional treatments, mainly the use of itraconazole, Amphotericin B and Terbinafine, showed good results in the studies. In addition, the use of alternative treatments, either as the main treatment or support, against sporotrichosis, have shown promise in vitro results, requiring more tests for a possible alternative treatment in the future. Conclusion: The use of alternative treatments is important, since they can be effective against sporotrichosis, becoming a viable means when the animal is resistant to conventional methods.

This is a case-related studies article on how homeopathy may be used to control corona virus, specifically, those with above 20 ages to forty age five individuals and 40 to 70 age 7 persons. Symptoms of corona human beings decided on a personal hobby. to used 60 above aged person homeopathy is a best medicine integrative approach, this study is home isolation patents, breathless people also survived the sickness via homeopathic drugs, use these homeopathic medicines every 2 hours once with the stage of the problem, corona virus disease completely controls, so preventive homeopathy medicine is best option to continue after control, So it is right to have worldwide utilized.

Indigenous medicine is a total combination of knowledge and practices that can be formally explained or used in preventation and elimination of physical, mental or social imbalance and relying exclusively on practical experience and observation handed down from generation to generation whether verbally or in writing (Endalew,2007). Most of the populations of the developing countries use indigenous medicine to meet their primary health care needs. Indigenous medicine is known in many countries of Africa to meet some of their primary health care. In Africa, up to 80% of the population uses indigenous medicine. Ethiopia is one part of African countries in which indigenous medicine has long history before the beginning of modern medicine. In Ethiopia, indigenous medicine is highly practiced and many Ethiopian societies depend on the use of indigenous medicine and indigenous healing systems to deal with their health practices. It has been providing both preventative and curative services for Ethiopian peoples. Even today, as various studies have shown that about 90% of Ethiopian still depends on indigenous medicine. This indicate that the presence of two medical systems like indigenous and modern neither of them can adequately address the health care needs of the total population (Assefa,1986). But there is the reason why the majority of people still deep follow the services of indigenous medicine. It is because of accessibility of indigenous medicine compared to modern medicine and most of people have a limited chance of setting modern health care systems (Wondwossen, 2005). In Ethiopia, indigenous medicine is not limited to rural areas, rather also has numerous roles in urban areas of the country, eg. Addis Ababa. In Addis Ababa, there are many indigenous medicine services given by indigenous healers who are categorized into herbalists, Bone Setters, indigenous birth attendants, spiritual healers and magicians. Out of these, our focus…

Spitting is a human reflex as old as civilization, related, mainly, as is shown, to the evacuation of internal contamination with alpha-emitting nanoparticulates, a contamination with many causes, from car fumes and industrial smokes, coal ashes and cement, radon, phosphated fertilizers, to depleted uranium weapons and natural dust and tap water in areas of high natural radioactivity, as well as cigarettes, for the main sources. Strong levels of coal ash pollution together with high natural radioactivity explain for instance the spitting “custom” in Chinese streets, together with long distances between workplace and home, widespread cigarette use, and lack of public toilets. Alphaemitting nanoparticulates become a part of the digestion cycle in meat-eaters, but not without collateral damage.