An Evidence-Based Review of Medicinal Plants Cited in Canon of Medicine for Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Publisher



Momtaz S^{1, 2, 3} ; Bahramsoltani R^{4, 5} ; Abdolghaffari AH^{3, 6} ; Rahimi R^{4, 5} Show Affiliations
Source: Medicinal Plants used in Traditional Persian Medicine Published:2023

Abstract

Infammatory bowel disease (IBD) such as ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are chronic infammations of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract associated with intestinal ulcers. The exact pathogenesis of the disease is not yet clear. However, several genetic and environmental factors, as well as the patient's immune response to infammation, are assumed to be key contributors to IBD. Currently available treatments for IBD include oral and/or rectal administration of various aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and biologic therapies such as monoclonal antibodies. However, despite these options available today, about one-third of patients cannot be cured. For this reason, therapeutic approaches of alternative, complementary, and integrative medicine are also applied today. Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM) and the Canon of Medicine written by Avicenna are of particular importance here, which is why this chapter briefy presents the pathology and treatments of IBD from Avicenna's point of view. © CAB International 2023.