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The Herbal Treatment of
Diseases
* Phytotherapy (Herbal
medicine), the natural
therapies, by contrast,
aims not to ‘cure’ disease
by a technological fix.
The nature in totality, is
the expression of a
universal harmony and
equilibrium the rupture
of which gives rise to
numerous ill effects.
Objectives
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Ihe Authors
Short
Biographical
Name: izzeldin.S. Hussein OUMMALry
MDv, MS. MBA.
* Secretary General for Regional Iodinated products
producers R.I.S.P.A-Eastern Mediterranean and North
Africa Region.
* Regional consultant -Micronutrition.
* Member Board of Directors ICCIDD.
* Consultant to international agencies and individual
countries on Iodine Nutrition.
* Temp. Adviser to the World Health Organization.
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Getting connected
٠ Professor Ronlaporte
and his team created
unprecedented
opport-unity for
international
cooperation and
sharing of experience.
٠ What is the super - وم
course.
* Why go on line.
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The Whole better than
p akbwerful ingredients.
* Only 15% of estimated
plant species on earth
have been investigated for
possible Medicinal uses.
4 + The world Health
organization estimates
that 80% of the earth
population today depends
on plants to treat common
ailments.
Traditional Healers are
good resources for
scientific based resea. wh.
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POISONOUS PLANT AND
SAFE MEDICINE
*Straightforward
definition of a
“poisonous plant”.
*The major poisonous
principles found
among plants are
organic compound.
*Herbal medicines are
to be prescribed with
greatest care.
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Wellness
° Self healing.
* The Human body is
the greatest machine
in the earth.
* The body is two
thirds- water.
٠ The Micronutrients:
Vitamins and
Minerals.
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Phytochemicals
* No magic, diets high in
fruits, grains, legumes
reduce the risk of a
number of diseases,
including cancer, diabetes,
high blood pressure.
Phytochemicals are the
biologically active
substances in plants that
are responsible for giving
them color, flavor and
natural disease resistance.
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Philosophy-The Germ
theory of Disease
* Antoni van Leuwenhoek was first to see bacteria.
* Louis Pasteur was the founder of the Germ Theory
of Disease.
* Micro organism enter the body in number of ways.
* Specific diseases are caused by specific micro-
organism.
* Natural immunity is an inherited resistance to
infection.
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Philosophy- Germ
Theory.......
* Preventive measures were aimed at the
destruction of pathogenic bacteria.
* Therapeutic measures suggested by the Germ
Theory included asepsis, antisepsis and
disinfection.
° Further measures put into effect are
avoidance of sources of infection.
٠ More scientific basis “Robert Koch
postulates”.
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How would you advise?
* More than 95 % of the
population in the least
developing countries use
herbs for health and other
purposes.
* More than one third of
Americans and Europeans
use herbs for health
purposes, spending over
7.0 billion annually.
* More than 25 % of
modern pharmaceutical
drugs have botanical
origins.
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WHAT - IF?
What if a patient who has the
human immunodeficiency
virus has an increasing viral
load and ask your advise
about a medicinal herb for his
case?
*What if you don’t have access
to Amanatadine for prevention
and treatment of Influenza A?
What if you are located in an
area where medicinal herbs
are used intensively by public?
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MATERIA MEDICA<1>
+ Viruses are difficult to
inactivate chemically and
usually require highly toxic
agents to do so.
Once a cell is infected it is
difficult selectively to
inhibit the virus without
harming the cell.
* Medicinal herbs
contribute to the fight
against viral infections
through enhancement of
immunity.
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Herbal Materia Medica
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Thymus Vulgaris
and T. Serpyllum
i
* Constituents:
* Volatile oil- incl.
Thymol;
* Tannins- up to 10%;
* Bitter principle;
¢ Saponins.
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Materia Medica <3>
Allium Sativum L.
(Garlic)
* Constituents:
* Volatile oil - containing
Alliin;
*Hormone -type
substances;
* Glucokinin;
* Mucilage;
* Germanium.
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Herbal Materia Medica
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ST JOHN’S WORT
* Constituents:
*Red pigment, Resin, Volatile oil
Carotenes,Taninnin, Flavanoide(inc.hypericin).
* Common use : Antidepressant.
¢ Investigational uses:Anticancer , antiviral
(including human immunodeficiency virus).
¢ Side effects : photosensitivity (rare,with large
dose.
¢ It is named after St John’s the Baptist because
it blooms around his feast day.
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Materia Medica <5
VERVAIN
Constituents:
*Glycosides
(verbenalin);
*Bitter principle ;
* Volatile oil ;
*Taninn .
* Good prophylaxes
for Asthma and
migraine.
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Herbal Materia Medica
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JUNIPER BERRIES
Juniperus ۱
*Constituents:
* Volatile oil -up to 2
% of the pulp;
¢ Flavanoide;
¢ Tannins ;
* Bitter principle ;
* Sugars- up to 30%.
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Herbal Materia Medica
= /=
Astragalus membranaceus
* The antiviral action
of Astragalus is most
likely due to
increased immunity
and interferon
production.
¢ Further researches
are encouraged by
the students and the
medical
professionals.
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Eleutherococcus
Senticosu ¢ effect of
Eleutherococcus
Senticosus in very
early stages of HIV
infection by preventing
or retarding spread of
the virus.
Further researches are
encouraged by
professionals on the
effect of
Eleutherococcus on
the immune system.
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M arigold( 9 alendula), ars L
**Constituents:
* Saponins
* Carotenoids
* Bitter principle
¢ Essential oil
* Sterols
٠ Flavonoids,
* Mucilage
¢ Resin
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HOPS(Humulus Lupus L.)
Humulus Lupus L.
*Constituents:
* Volatile oil;
¢ Bitter resin complex -
includes valerianic
acid, cf. valerian;
¢ Tannins - condensed;
* Oestrogenic
substances;
¢ Resins;
* Choline;
¢ Aspragine.
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Materia Medica -Antiviral
Effects of Herbs
Lomatium dissectum
Constituents:
* Flavonoids;
* Coumarins;
* Tetronic acids.
* Root of L.dissectum
may be valuable for the
treatment of the
Chronic fatigue
syndrome, for which
there is no accepted
orthodox treatment.
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Anti viral Effects and
Phyllanthus Amarus
Phyllanthus Amarus.
*Constituents:
¢ Lignans such as:
Phyllanthin and
hypophyllanthin;
¢ Flavonoids;
* Alkaloids.
¢ Leaves of Phyllanthus
are an important
remedy in south of
India for jaundice.
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HIV and Hypericum
Perforatum Herb
* The most significant
development in herbal
treatment of viral
infections is the
recent discovery of
the antiviral
properties of hypercin
and pseudohypericin -
the major components
of St Johns
wort(hypericum).
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The voice of the
Practitioner, of the world
population use some kind of herbal
Materia Medica.
* In the least developing countries
people die and buried without
knowing whether they died of
disease or of the materia medica
(herbs ) they used.
66 % of the world AIDS case are
located in Africa -herbs are the
medication of choice for treatment.
* Shouldn't this require the voice of
practitioners to be heard.
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Sources of information
and acknowledgments
* This lecture draws extensively
from material presented on the
European Journal of Herbal
Medicine , the British journal of
phytotherapy and the America’s
guide to natural Health.
In particular, the summaries of
information on materia medica
is gratefully acknowledged.
Students are encouraged to
explore the Supercourse site
(I.prevention).