Determination of most prescribed herbal products in traditional medicine clinics affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Traditional medicine (TM) has a long history in Iran and Iranian people have been use TM for varies reasons like efficacy and economical benefits [1]. In recent years, WHO strategies were focused on developing TM to ensure public health protection especially in developing countries. Based on these strategies school of Iranian TM and affiliated educational clinic and pharmacy were established by Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) in 2007 [2]. In this study herbal products prescribed by physicians during June to December 2016, were investigated. Data were collected from medical record information and analyzed using the SPSS version 23 software. As the result of this study, supplied herbal products are including capsules (58 types), tablets (24 types), syrups (36 syrups), majoons (semi solid product containing plants powder and honey) (22 types). All of the preparations are licensed by the food and drug administration, Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Five most widely prescribed samples are presented in table 1. The most useful product is “kabed” capsule for improvement of liver function. Kabed capsule in addition to some of other medications showed beneficial effect for treatment of a patient with cryptogenic cirrhosis [3]. According to Iranian TM, all of these products have varies applications and some of them have not been studied yet. Investigation of the key usages can be subjected for future studies.

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[3] Shamsi Baghbanan H, Nazem E, Yarjoo S, Minaei B. Iran Red Crescent Med J 2014; 16: e16548.