Heydari Mojtaba, Heydari Hosein, Saadati Alireza, Gharehbeglou Mohammad, Tafaroji Javad, Akbari Abolfazl
Assistant Professor, Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Disease Ward, Qom University of Medical Science, Qom, Iran.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2016 Dec 4;193:637-642. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.019. Epub 2016 Oct 6.
Traditional Medicine (TM) is popularly used for neonatal jaundice in Iran.
to provides evidence for characteristics of traditional medicine use in the treatment of neonatal jaundice in Qom, Iran.
Field surveys were carried out during July 2015 - August 2015 in Qom through structured questionnaire in Persian from 212 parents of children with neonatal jaundice. All plant species recorded for the treatment of neonatal jaundice were sampled. Samples were identified by a botanist and obtained a voucher specimens number and deposited in the Shiraz School of Pharmacy Herbarium. The information such as scientific name, family, local name, parts used and preparation method were provided. The Use Value (UV), Frequency of Citation (FC), Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) and Relative Family Importance Value (FIV) are also calculated.
In total, 165 (78%) of participants reported the use of traditional methods for their neonates. The use of herbal remedies was the most popular form of these traditional interventions. A total of 8 plant species belonging to 7 families were identified. Cotoneaster nummularioides Pojark. Cichorium intybus L. Alhagi maurorum Medik. Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl were most frequent herbs used by neonates and their feeding mother to treat jaundice. Manna was the most popular plant part and distillation and soaking were most frequent preparation methods in these patients. The use of TM in these patients is associated with their previous experience on TM use and their view on its potential risk.
This study provided information on the prevalence, associated factors and characteristics of traditional medicine use along with ethnomedicinal knowledge from Qom in Iran on neonatal jaundice.
在伊朗，传统医学常用于治疗新生儿黄疸。
为伊朗库姆地区使用传统医学治疗新生儿黄疸的特点提供证据。
2015年7月至8月期间，在库姆通过波斯语结构化问卷对212名患有新生儿黄疸的儿童的家长进行了实地调查。记录所有用于治疗新生儿黄疸的植物种类并进行采样。样本由植物学家鉴定，获得标本编号并保存在设拉子药学院植物标本馆。提供了诸如学名、科属、当地名称、使用部位和制备方法等信息。还计算了使用价值（UV）、引用频率（FC）、相对引用频率（RFC）和相对科属重要性值（FIV）。
共有165名（78%）参与者报告为其新生儿使用了传统方法。草药疗法是这些传统干预措施中最常用的形式。共鉴定出7科8种植物。栒子木、菊苣、骆驼刺、播娘蒿是新生儿及其哺乳母亲治疗黄疸最常用的草药。甘露是最常用的植物部位，蒸馏和浸泡是这些患者最常用的制备方法。这些患者使用传统医学与他们以前使用传统医学的经验及其对潜在风险的看法有关。
本研究提供了关于伊朗库姆地区使用传统医学治疗新生儿黄疸的患病率、相关因素和特点以及民族医学知识的信息。
