Liver tonics: Review of plants used in Iranian traditional medicine

Tahmineh Akbarzadeh; Tahmineh Akbarzadeh; Reyhaneh Sabourian; Mahnaz Khanavi; Mina Saeedi; Hossein Rezaeizadeh; Mohammad Reza Shams Ardekani; Mahnaz Khanavi; Mohammad Reza Shams Ardekani

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Liver tonics: Review of plants used in Iranian traditional medicine

Author: Tahmineh AKBARZADEH ¹ ; Tahmineh AKBARZADEH ² ; Reyhaneh SABOURIAN ² ; Mahnaz KHANAVI ² ; Mina SAEEDI ³ ; Hossein REZAEIZADEH ⁴ ; Mohammad Reza Shams ARDEKANI ⁴ ; Mahnaz KHANAVI ⁵ ; Mohammad Reza Shams ARDEKANI ⁵
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1. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2. Persian Medicine and Pharmacy Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
3. Medicinal Plants Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
4. Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
5. Department of Pharmacognosy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Hepatoprotective agents; Herbal medicine; Iranian traditional medicine; Liver tonic
From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2015;5(3):170-181
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Considering the fact that liver is one of the most important organs in our body, it deserves special attention and protection. Among various recommended supplements, complementary and alternative medicines particularly herbal remedies have received much attention owing to their truly healing properties. This review profits from Iranian traditional medicine and presents advantageous herbal guide directions for liver protection. According to credible Iranian medical literature such as Al Qanun Fil Tibb, Al-Havi and Makhzan-al-Aadvia, a wide spectrum of plants have been found to be useful for cleansing and protecting the liver. Some herbs such as ghafes (Agrimonia eupatoria), kasni (Cichorium intybus), anar (Punica granatum), darchin (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), za'feran (Crocus sativus), gole-sorkh (Rosa damascena) and zereshk (Berberis vulgaris) appeared to get strong consideration and were well documented as outstanding liver tonics. We conducted a comprehensive review of available Iranian medical resources such as scientific information database and medical sciences databases which cover all in vitro and in vivo studies of medicinal plants as liver tonics and hepatoprotective candidates. Literature survey was accomplished using multiple databases including PubMed, ISI web of knowledge, and Google Scholar.