A Review of Hepatoprotective Plants Used in Saudi Traditional Medicine

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...

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Published inEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine Vol. 2014; no. 2014; pp. 1 - 22
Main Authors Al Eid, Ahmed, Tariq, Mohammad, Athar, Md Tanwir, Al-Elaiwi, Abdulrahman M., al-Asmari, Abdulrahman K., Al-Asmary, Saeed M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2014
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Albinism
Dietary supplements
Drugs
Hepatitis
Herbal medicine
Hippocrates (460?-377? BC)
Ibn Sina (980-1037)
Liver
Liver diseases
Medical treatment
Medicinal plants
Medicine
Morbidity
Mortality
Pharmaceuticals
Philosophers
Physicians
Poisoning
Review
Toxicity
Traditional medicine
Trianthema portulacastrum
Tribulus terrestris
Egypt
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Summary: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.
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Academic Editor: Mohammed Rahmatullah
ISSN:1741-427X
1741-4288
DOI:10.1155/2014/890842