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Investigation of herbal medicines effective in the repair of spinal cord injuries
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Himan Mehmannavaz   , Sahel Motaghi |
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Introduction: The spinal cord is one of the vital organs of the body, and spinal cord injury is one of the important causes of sensory and motor disorders, which are mostly induced by trauma. The incidence of this complication is rare, but its damage is very severe and irreparable, and since the (WHO) has approved the use of herbal medicines, efforts are always being made to find more effective and efficient medicines. In this review article, herbal medicines effective in healing spinal cord injuries in the last decade were studied in animal models with an emphasis on their mechanism of action.
Search Methods: In this scientific article, PubMed, SID, and Google Scholar international databases were reviewed from 2012 to 2023.
Results: Our searches showed that the medicinal plants that are effective in repairing spinal cord injuries are mostly related to the orders of Lamiales, Apiaceae, Lilies, Legumes, and some plants such as Salvia officinalis, Resveratrol (from red grapes), Geranium. In this article, we introduced 20 herbs with their mechanism of action. Studies have shown that these herbs mainly reduce secondary damage promote regeneration factors after spinal cord injury and focus on modulating the inflammatory response and growth-promoting agents.
Conclusion: Nowadays, due to the many side effects of chemical drugs, high costs, and increasing need for the production of nerve-restoring drugs, drug-producing companies can take advantage of using herbal medicines.
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| Keywords: Spinal cord injury, Medicinal plants, Secondary injury, Antioxidant |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2023/12/4 | Accepted: 2023/08/23 | Published: 2023/08/23
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