Overview of Herbal and Traditional Remedies in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Based on Traditional Persian Medicine

Overview of Herbal and Traditional Remedies in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Based on Traditional Persian Medicine Publisher Pubmed

Parvizi MM¹ ; Zare F² ; Handjani F^{1, 3} ; Nimrouzi M⁴ ; Zarshenas MM^{5, 6, 7}

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1. Molecular Dermatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2. Department of History of Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4. Department of Traditional Persian Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
5. Department of Phytopharmaceuticals (Traditional Pharmacy), School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
6. Medicinal Plants Processing Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
7. Epilepsy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Source: Dermatologic Therapy Published:2020

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This study aims to describe the herbal and traditional remedies in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) with an overview on related available evidence in modern medicine. This study is a review that focuses on the most important Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM) sources including Avicenna's Canon of Medicine, Jorjani's Zakhira-yi Kharazmshahi, and Aazam-Khan's Eksir-e-Aazam, as well as pertinent information from Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Scientific Information Database, and Google Scholar by using the keywords salak, rish-e-balkhi, cutaneous leishmaniasis, and leishmaniasis for selected remedies. Several oral and topical herbal remedies, such as Vitis vinifera L. (Unripe grapes), Berberis vulgaris L., Rheum ribes L., Santalum album L., Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl (Camphor), Brassica nigra (L.) K. Koch, Crocus sativus L., Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb, honey, and Alum root, were mentioned in TPM resources for the treatment of CL. Furthermore, cauterization, cupping, and leech therapy were considered for this purpose. In this review, some evidence-based studies will also be presented that have demonstrated the therapeutic properties of some of these products. In conclusion, the sages of TPM have recommended several systemic or topical medications, in addition to physical procedures, for treatment of CL, all of which could be a base for conducting further research on its efficacy. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.

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MLA	Parvizi MM, et al.. "Overview of Herbal and Traditional Remedies in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Based on Traditional Persian Medicine." Dermatologic Therapy, vol. 33, no. 4, 2020, pp. -.
APA	Parvizi MM, Zare F, Handjani F, Nimrouzi M, Zarshenas MM (2020). Overview of Herbal and Traditional Remedies in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Based on Traditional Persian Medicine. Dermatologic Therapy, 33(4), -.
Chicago	Parvizi MM, Zare F, Handjani F, Nimrouzi M, Zarshenas MM. "Overview of Herbal and Traditional Remedies in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Based on Traditional Persian Medicine." Dermatologic Therapy 33, no. 4 (2020): -.
Harvard	Parvizi MM et al. (2020) 'Overview of Herbal and Traditional Remedies in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Based on Traditional Persian Medicine', Dermatologic Therapy, 33(4), pp. -.
Vancouver	Parvizi MM, Zare F, Handjani F, Nimrouzi M, Zarshenas MM. Overview of Herbal and Traditional Remedies in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Based on Traditional Persian Medicine. Dermatologic Therapy. 2020;33(4):-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Parvizi MM and Zare F and Handjani F and Nimrouzi M and Zarshenas MM}, title = {Overview of Herbal and Traditional Remedies in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Based on Traditional Persian Medicine}, journal = {Dermatologic Therapy}, volume = {33}, number = {4}, pages = {-}, year = {2020} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Parvizi MM AU - Zare F AU - Handjani F AU - Nimrouzi M AU - Zarshenas MM TI - Overview of Herbal and Traditional Remedies in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Based on Traditional Persian Medicine JO - Dermatologic Therapy VL - 33 IS - 4 SP - EP - PY - 2020 ER -

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