EFFICACY AND MECHANISMS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS AS IMMUNOTHERAPY IN TREATMENT OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
AbstractAllergic rhinitis is a common disease of immune system that negatively affects general health, quality of life, and social relationships. In the recent years, many studies have been conducted to discover novel treatments for this disease particularly using natural products. Here, we review findings of recent studies that harness medicinal plants and phyto-therapies in oriental medicine that have effectively reduced allergic rhinitis complications. We also assess the use of medicinal plants and their derivatives in oriental medicine to treat allergic rhinitis. In addition, these agents have been reported to be used in combination with each other or separately as complementary therapies and even, in some cases, alternative therapies instead of chemical drugs. These plants display their anti-allergy effects through affecting immunoglobulin and inhibiting different cytokines and interleukins. Medicinal plants and traditional approaches can still offer new therapeutic alternatives to researchers and pharmacists so that these alternatives may further contribute to allergic rhinitis drug discovery.
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1892-1899
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English
IJPSR
B. Moradi, S. Heidari-Soureshjani, M. Asadi-Samani *, Q. Yang and Ali S. Boroujeni
Cellular and Molecular Research Center , Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
biology_2011@yahoo.com
16 November, 2016
30 March, 2017
04 April, 2017
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.8(5).1892-99
01 May, 2017
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