Integrative oncology in the Middle East: from traditional herbal knowledge to contemporary cancer care
| Autor: | Aaron Polliack, Eran Ben-Arye, Ofer Lavie, Esmat Hassan, Michael Silbermann, Elad Schiff, Kamer Mutafoglu, Mariana Steiner, Efraim Lev, S. Lev-Ari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Ethnobotany Alternative medicine MEDLINE complex mixtures Middle East Multidisciplinary approach Neoplasms Cultural diversity medicine Humans Plants Medicinal Traditional medicine Integrative Oncology business.industry Cancer Hematology medicine.disease Antineoplastic Agents Phytogenic Oncology Family medicine Medicine Traditional business Phytotherapy |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Oncology. 23:211-221 |
| ISSN: | 0923-7534 |
| Popis: | Background Based on traditional, historical, ethnobotanical, laboratory, and clinical findings, we present research framework aiming to identify Middle Eastern herbs that are worthy of further research for their anticancer potential. Methods A comprehensive research project was developed by a multinational team comprising family physicians, medicine specialists, oncologists, an Islamic medicine history specialist, a traditional medicine ethnobotanist, and a basic research scientist. The project followed two consecutive phases: (i) historical and ethnobotanical search for cancer-related keywords and (ii) Medline search for in vitro and in vivo studies. Results This search yielded 44 herbs associated with cancer care. The Medline search yielded 34 herbs of which 9 herbs were reported in various clinical studies. Conclusions This multidisciplinary survey was found to be a valuable way to identify herbs with potential clinical significance in cancer care. Based on this pilot study, it is suggested that the Middle East can serve as a valuable region for future multicultural-oriented cancer research. |
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