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Herbal medicine uses to treat people with epilepsy: A survey in rural communities of northern Peru
| العنوان: | Herbal medicine uses to treat people with epilepsy: A survey in rural communities of northern Peru |
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| المؤلفون: | Auditeau, Emilie, Moyano, Luz Maria, Bourdy, Genevieve, Nizard, Mandy, Jost, Jeremy, Ratsimbazafy, Voa, Preux, Pierre-Marie, Boumediene, Farid |
| بيانات النشر: | Elsevier |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| المجموعة: | Repositorio - UPCH (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Peru, Epilepsy, Botany, Central nervous system, Medicinal plants, Quality traditional medicines, Therapeutic strategy, Traditional medicine Meso- and Southern America, WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy, https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.00Test, https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.01.05Test |
| الوصف: | Ethnopharmacological relevance: Epilepsy affects 150,000 people in Peru, with a prevalence of 16.6/1000 and a treatment gap of 75%. Herbal medicine (HM) is widely used in this country. Aim of the study: We aimed to assess the use of plants in a rural community in northern Peru as part of therapeutic strategies for people with epilepsy (PWE). Materials and methods: The study was a cross-sectional observational and descriptive study. The inclusion criteria for people with epilepsy were 2 years of age and over, having lived in the study area for at least 3 months and a confirmed diagnosis of epilepsy by a neurologist. The information was gathered through structured interviews using a survey questionnaire. Botanical species used by people with epilepsy or traditional healers were collected and identified. Results: Out of the 228 people with epilepsy included, 60.0% had used herbal remedies and 54.8% both herbal medicine and anti-epileptic drugs. The traditional healer was the first practitioner consulted by 45.2% of people with epilepsy. Sixty-six species have been mentioned by the people with epilepsy and traditional healers on the treatment of epilepsy. Carbamazepine was the most prescribed anti-epileptic drug with 33.2% of prescriptions. Conclusions: This study was the first to measure a percentage of use of herbal medicine for epilepsy in Peru. It would be interesting to conduct a pharmacological evaluation of the most commonly used species on epileptic models to validate and secure their use. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1872-7573 |
| العلاقة: | urn:issn:1872-7573; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4238Test; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.01.003Test |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jep.2018.01.003 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/20.500.12866/4238Test https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.01.003Test https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4238Test |
| حقوق: | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.esTest |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.E089F5C8 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| تدمد: | 18727573 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jep.2018.01.003 |