Al-Asmari Abdulrahman K, Al-Elaiwi Abdulrahman M, Athar Md Tanwir, Tariq Mohammad, Al Eid Ahmed, Al-Asmary Saeed M
Department of Research, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, P.O. Box 7897 (775s), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Urology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, P.O. Box 7897 (775s), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014;2014:890842. doi: 10.1155/2014/890842. Epub 2014 Dec 18.
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, possible mechanism of action, chemical constituents, and toxicity data. Comprehensive scientific studies on safety and efficacy of these plants can revitalise the treatment of liver diseases.
肝脏疾病是全球发病和死亡的主要原因之一。据世界卫生组织估计，约有5亿人感染慢性肝炎，每年导致100多万人死亡。药用植物是开发有效治疗肝脏问题疗法的潜在有用新化合物的重要来源。此外，草药产品具有更好的可负担性和可接受性、与人体更好的兼容性、最小的副作用且易于储存。在本综述中，已尝试总结沙特阿拉伯传统医学中用于肝脏保护的植物的已发表科学数据。这些信息包括植物的药用用途、在沙特阿拉伯的分布、民族药理学概况、可能的作用机制、化学成分和毒性数据。对这些植物的安全性和有效性进行全面的科学研究可以振兴肝脏疾病的治疗。
