Traditional Medicine (Folk Remedies)

Systems of medicine based on cultural beliefs and practices handed down from generation to generation. The concept includes mystical and magical rituals (SPIRITUAL THERAPIES); PHYTOTHERAPY; and other treatments which may not be explained by modern medicine.

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Networked: 3020 relevant articles (98 outcomes, 185 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Akkol, Esra Küpeli: 23 articles (01/2014 - 06/2008)
2.	Yesilada, Erdem: 17 articles (08/2013 - 01/2005)
3.	Süntar, Ipek: 16 articles (01/2014 - 11/2010)
4.	Kim, Sung-Hoon: 15 articles (04/2015 - 01/2006)
5.	Kamalinejad, Mohammad: 14 articles (01/2016 - 10/2002)
6.	Keleş, Hikmet: 14 articles (06/2015 - 05/2010)
7.	Tortoriello, Jaime: 13 articles (09/2015 - 05/2003)
8.	Vilegas, Wagner: 12 articles (08/2015 - 03/2002)
9.	Diallo, Drissa: 10 articles (12/2015 - 03/2004)
10.	Zamilpa, Alejandro: 10 articles (09/2015 - 05/2003)

Related Diseases

1.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 07/01/2013 - "It is very important to maintain good quality of life(QOL)for these patients, and Japanese traditional medicine, TJ-41, has been reported to improve the QOL of patients with advanced cancer. " 01/01/2015 - "FCY indicated significant anti-cancer effects, and its efficacy against tumor formation was improved than that of CY, therefore, FCY might be used for applications of traditional medicine against cancer in modern complementary and alternative therapeutics. " 04/01/2014 - "We describe the overall state of health and cancer control in each country and additional specific issues for consideration: for China, access to care, contamination of the environment, and cancer fatalism and traditional medicine; for India, affordability of care, provision of adequate health personnel, and sociocultural barriers to cancer control; and for Russia, monitoring of the burden of cancer, societal attitudes towards cancer prevention, effects of inequitable treatment and access to medicine, and a need for improved international engagement. " 03/01/2014 - "Onopordum acanthium has been considered in traditional medicine to be effective against different cancers. " 01/01/2013 - "The empirical use of this unique type of geopropolis by folk medicine practitioners was confirmed in the present study, since it showed antimicrobial and antiproliferative potential against the cancer cell lines studied. "
2.	Fever (Fevers) 01/01/2007 - "The mother's perceptions about the cause of the fever, duration of sickness, accessibility and the anticipated cost of treatment, frequent use of traditional medicine, and judgement of the severity of the fever are the most important determinants for effective treatment of fever in children. " 01/01/2011 - "These plants could be helpful in the treatment of anxiety and fever in traditional medicine in Cameroon." 01/01/1987 - "These results lend support to the popular use of infusions of this plant in folk medicine as a remedy for fever and suggest that the characterization of the principle(s) responsible for such activity deserves further investigation." 03/01/2015 - "In Thai traditional medicine, Tri-sa-maw recipe is well known for treating fever, expectorant, periodic maintenance, and tight stomach relief To study anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities of Tri-sa-maw recipe in experimental animals. " 01/01/2015 - "In this study, twenty methanolic extracts from different parts of sixteen medicinal plants used in traditional medicine of Iran for the treatment of "Nobeh fever" and/ or fever were screened for in-vivo antiplasmodial activity against Plasmodium berghei and cytotoxic effect on Madin-Darby bovine kidney cells (MDBK). "
3.	Inflammation 09/16/2013 - "Rhizoma coptidis (RC) has been used as a remedy for inflammation-related diseases in traditional medicine. " 05/01/2015 - "This study was the first to demonstrate that the oral administration of HESV might play an important role in the process of analgesia and anti-inflammation, supporting its use for female mammary gland diseases in traditional medicine. " 01/01/2015 - "Berg) Kausel, is popularly named "jabuticabeira" in Brazil and is used in folk medicine to treat diabetes and chronic inflammation of the tonsils, but studies evaluating the central effects of this species are limited. " 10/01/2014 - "In Indian traditional medicine, the plant is used to treat diabetes, inflammation and etc. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant properties (DPPH, TEAC, TAA, FRAP, OH˙ and NO˙ radical scavenging activities) of the different extracts from aerial parts. " 03/14/2011 - "Aloe has been a very popular folk remedy for inflammation-related pathological conditions despite the lack of studies reporting its efficacy in vivo. "
4.	Pain (Aches) 10/01/2015 - "Subjects who experienced dental pain reported the home remedies and self-care methods that they utilised to get relief from the pain. " 08/01/2014 - "Traditional medicine remedies are believed to provide relief from pain; nevertheless, it can be a risky procedure if these remedies are prepared inappropriately. " 08/22/2015 - "Ethnopharmacological studies indicate that the leaves from this medicinal plant are used in folk medicine to treat gastric pain. " 08/01/2014 - "jambolana leaves and this study supports the pharmacological basis for the use of this plant in traditional medicine for curing inflammatory pain." 10/07/2013 - "Based on its use in traditional medicine, the results of the present study confirmed the antinociceptive properties of Eta in clinically relevant pain models. "
5.	Infection 10/01/1993 - "These results suggested that 12 of 142 HW-extracts that exhibited therapeutic efficacy in an animal infection model were possible candidates for anti-HSV-1 traditional medicine." 01/01/2000 - "In Central America aerial parts of the Asteraceae Milleria quinqueflora are used in traditional medicine as a remedy for skin infections. " 11/01/2015 - "Findings of the present study also provided the scientific evidence that natural plants could be used in traditional medicine for the prevention and treatment of dermatophytic infections. " 01/01/2014 - "Any delay incurred during a trial of home remedies could allow an infection to progress unchecked, increasing the risk of these adverse outcomes. " 07/01/2013 - "The results of this study support the popular uses of these plants for the treatment of some parasitic infections in Cameroonian folk medicine."

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Propolis (Bee Bread)
2.	Curcumin
3.	Carbon Tetrachloride (Tetrachloromethane)
4.	Adenosine Triphosphatases (ATPase)
5.	Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)
6.	crocetin
7.	Carrageenan
8.	Bee Venoms (Bee Venom)
9.	Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)
10.	Collagen

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Therapeutics
2.	Witchcraft (Sorceries)
3.	Condoms (Condom)
4.	Traditional Medicine (Folk Remedies)
5.	Complementary Therapies (Alternative Medicine)