The methodology of research in Traditional Medicine

Journal of Medicinal Herbs, "J. Med Herb" (Formerly known as Journal of Herbal Drugs or J. Herb Drug)

مقاله 17، دوره 1، شماره 3، اسفند 2010، صفحه 63-69   

نوع مقاله: Review article

نویسندگان

Majid Avijgan^* ؛ Maedeh Moheb Nasab

Iranian Traditional Medicine Research Center of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

چکیده

In countries having traditional medicine (TM), one of the main challenges for any researcher is research methodology. Current methodologies are different with what was in past. The main purpose of this article is to present the steps (herbs, claims and methodology) of research in TM fields.
1. Assessment of herbs
History, method of study, quality assessment, efficacy, safety, toxicity and therapeutic effect are included in this part.
2. Efficacy and safety of herbs
Botany, therapeutic effect, toxicology methods, how to study toxicity will be explained in this part.
3. Assessment of TM products
This part contains herb identification, certification, standardization, claims for therapeutic effect, confirmation of safety of herb.
4. Claims for efficacy of herbs
It includes various claims, concept, features, base, importance, and evidence to confirm these claims.
5. Method of study
This includes for in vitro/in vivo studies (observational and interventional). In addition, the role of Meta analysis will be discussed.
6. Ethical committee
Ethics in research, ethical committee, their activity, check list of committee for any study will be explained.
 

کلیدواژه‌ها

Ethnomedicine؛ Medicinal plants؛ Methodology؛ Botany

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