A Quantitative Ethnopharmacological Documentation of Natural Pharmacological Agents Used by Pediatric Patients in Mauritius
المؤلفون المشاركون
Mahmudi, M. Fawzi
Sreekeesoon, D. Priyamka
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2014، العدد 2014 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2014)، ص ص. 1-14، 14ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2014-05-18
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
14
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
The pediatric population constitutes the most vulnerable patients due to a dearth of approved drugs.
Consequently, there is a pressing need to probe novel natural pharmacological agents in an endeavour to develop new drugs to address pediatric illnesses.
To date, no studies have explored the use of natural therapies for pediatric health care in Mauritius.
Parents (n=325) from different regions of the island were interviewed.
Quantitative indexes such as fidelity level (FL), informant consensus factor (FIC), and use-value (UV) were calculated.
Thirty-two plants were reported to be used by pediatric patients.
Gastrointestinal disorders (FIC=0.97) encompassing regurgitation, infantile colic, and stomach aches were the most common ailments managed with herbs.
Matricaria chamomilla used for infantile colic and its pharmacological properties has previously been documented for pediatric patients.
Product from A.
mellifera (UV = 0.75) was the most utilized zootherapy for managing cough.
Most plants and animal products reported in this study have bioactive constituents supported by existing scientific literature but their use for the pediatric population is scant.
The present ethnopharmacological study has opened new perspectives for further research into their pharmacology, which can subsequently support and facilitate timely pediatric medicinal product development.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Mahmudi, M. Fawzi& Sreekeesoon, D. Priyamka. 2014. A Quantitative Ethnopharmacological Documentation of Natural Pharmacological Agents Used by Pediatric Patients in Mauritius. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448593
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Mahmudi, M. Fawzi& Sreekeesoon, D. Priyamka. A Quantitative Ethnopharmacological Documentation of Natural Pharmacological Agents Used by Pediatric Patients in Mauritius. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448593
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Mahmudi, M. Fawzi& Sreekeesoon, D. Priyamka. A Quantitative Ethnopharmacological Documentation of Natural Pharmacological Agents Used by Pediatric Patients in Mauritius. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448593
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-448593
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
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