Natural Products for the Treatment of Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is a global health concern and is one of the main causes of liver disease, which generates a lot of social and economic burden. There is currently no epidemic vaccine to prevent this infection. Although current treatment is effective, it is not available in many countries. Therefore, dis...

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Main Authors: Jalil Tavakkol-Afshari, Zahra Meshkat, Saeed Zibaie, Mahdi Yousefi, Mousa-Al-Reza Hoseini, Amin Reza Nikpoor, Mohammad Reza Ardakani Movaghati, Mahmoud Sadeghi Vazin
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Language:English
Published: Amber Publication 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science
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Online Access:https://www.jrmds.in/articles/natural-products-for-the-treatment-of-hepatitis-c.pdf
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spelling doaj-2bbc225144944c1ea4e2c36e6531e3722020-11-24T21:56:48ZengAmber PublicationJournal of Research in Medical and Dental Science2347-25452347-23672018-12-0166196201Natural Products for the Treatment of Hepatitis CJalil Tavakkol-Afshari0Zahra Meshkat1Saeed Zibaie2Mahdi Yousefi3Mousa-Al-Reza Hoseini4Amin Reza Nikpoor5Mohammad Reza Ardakani Movaghati6Mahmoud Sadeghi Vazin7Immunogentics and Tissue Culture Department, Immunology Research Center, Bu-Ali Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranWomen’s Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Microbiology, Iranian Camels Association, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute of Mashhad, IranDepartment of Persian Traditional Medicine, School of Complementary and Traditional Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, IranDepartment of Persian Traditional Medicine, School of Complementary and Traditional Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Persian Traditional Medicine, School of Complementary and Traditional Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranHepatitis C is a global health concern and is one of the main causes of liver disease, which generates a lot of social and economic burden. There is currently no epidemic vaccine to prevent this infection. Although current treatment is effective, it is not available in many countries. Therefore, discovery and identification of a new inexpensive drug to provide easy access is a priority. For this purpose, the scientific databases of PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and NAPRALERT were used. The findings showed that camel milk and medicinal herbs such as Acacia nilotica can be effective for treatment of hepatitis C.https://www.jrmds.in/articles/natural-products-for-the-treatment-of-hepatitis-c.pdfHepatitis CNatural productsHerbal productsAnimal productsCamel milk
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author Jalil Tavakkol-Afshari
Zahra Meshkat
Saeed Zibaie
Mahdi Yousefi
Mousa-Al-Reza Hoseini
Amin Reza Nikpoor
Mohammad Reza Ardakani Movaghati
Mahmoud Sadeghi Vazin
spellingShingle Jalil Tavakkol-Afshari
Zahra Meshkat
Saeed Zibaie
Mahdi Yousefi
Mousa-Al-Reza Hoseini
Amin Reza Nikpoor
Mohammad Reza Ardakani Movaghati
Mahmoud Sadeghi Vazin
Natural Products for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science
Hepatitis C
Natural products
Herbal products
Animal products
Camel milk
author_facet Jalil Tavakkol-Afshari
Zahra Meshkat
Saeed Zibaie
Mahdi Yousefi
Mousa-Al-Reza Hoseini
Amin Reza Nikpoor
Mohammad Reza Ardakani Movaghati
Mahmoud Sadeghi Vazin
author_sort Jalil Tavakkol-Afshari
title Natural Products for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
title_short Natural Products for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
title_full Natural Products for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
title_fullStr Natural Products for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
title_full_unstemmed Natural Products for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
title_sort natural products for the treatment of hepatitis c
publisher Amber Publication
series Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science
issn 2347-2545
2347-2367
publishDate 2018-12-01
description Hepatitis C is a global health concern and is one of the main causes of liver disease, which generates a lot of social and economic burden. There is currently no epidemic vaccine to prevent this infection. Although current treatment is effective, it is not available in many countries. Therefore, discovery and identification of a new inexpensive drug to provide easy access is a priority. For this purpose, the scientific databases of PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and NAPRALERT were used. The findings showed that camel milk and medicinal herbs such as Acacia nilotica can be effective for treatment of hepatitis C.
topic Hepatitis C
Natural products
Herbal products
Animal products
Camel milk
url https://www.jrmds.in/articles/natural-products-for-the-treatment-of-hepatitis-c.pdf
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