Herbal Medications Used to Treat Fever

Hines, Cheryl B.

doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2020.10.008

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“…Chronic or persistent fevers (lasting > 2 weeks) are typical of chronic bacterial infections such as tuberculosis, viral infections such as HIV, cancers, and connective tissue diseases [8]. Equivalent rectal temperatures of ≥38 • C (100.4 • F) or axillary temperatures of ≥37.5 • C (99.5 • F) in both adults and children are indicative of fever [9], following to the World Health Organization (WHO) [10], the Infectious Disease Society of America [11], and the Society of Critical Care Medicine [12] recommendations, and represents one of the most common symptoms of disease in Morocco [13].…”

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Ethnobotanical Survey on Plants Used to Manage Febrile Illnesses among Herbalists in Casablanca, Morocco

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Plants have been recognized since antiquity in Morocco as a heritage and a remedy for a variety of ailments with a diverse range of pharmacological effects. The current work is ethnomedicinal research conducted to collect herbalists’ knowledge about plants utilized in traditional medicine to treat febrile illnesses. In Casablanca, Morocco, 105 herbalists provided information. The data were examined using seven quantitative indices: The Fidelity Level (FL), Use Value (UV), Frequency of Citation (FC), Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC), and Informant Consensus Factor (ICF). During the current investigation, twenty-two different species of medicinal plants from eleven families have been reported as being used to treat fevers. The most recommended plant with a high Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC = 0.15) is Dysphania ambrosioides L., which indicates the importance of this species in controlling fever, especially when it is combined with Citrus × limon (L.) Osbeck (RFC = 0.139). Hence, the use of these plants was compared to the literature review. This research contributed to documenting and preserving important Moroccan traditional herbalists’ knowledge about plants used to cure febrile illnesses.

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Ethnobotanical Survey on Plants Used to Manage Febrile Illnesses among Herbalists in Casablanca, Morocco

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“…Fever is a common symptom of many diseases, such as parasitical, bacterial and viral infections, as well as neurologic injury and immunemediated processes (Hines, 2021). Fever as a disease instead of a symptom has been documented from the beginning of recorded history (Moltz, 1993).…”

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The Catalogue of the Westhoff Collection of Chinese Materia Medica (C. 1870): Evidence of Interaction between a Chinese Medicine Practitioner and the Dutch in Indonesia

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Lambers

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“…According to an experimental study, Dayuan decoction exhibits a substantial antipyretic effect and may help the patient cool down gently without having a high or low impact [6]. It is possible that the mechanism is to reduce excitatory stimulation to the temperature center by reducing the content of prostaglandin E2 in the cerebrospinal fluid, or by reducing serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-and myeloperoxidase activity in liver tissues, or a combination of these mechanisms [7].…”

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Molecular Mechanism of Dayuan Decoction in the Treatment of Fever Based on Network Pharmacology

Ye¹

2022

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

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Objective. To study the molecular targets and mechanisms of Dayuan Decoction in the treatment of fever. Methods. The traditional Chinese medicine system pharmacological database and analysis platform (TCMSP) was used to search for the main active components and action targets of Dayuan Decoction. The GeneCards database was used to retrieve fever-related gene targets. The common gene targets were obtained by selecting the intersection of the action targets of the main active components of Dayuan Decoction and the fever-related gene targets using a Wayne diagram. Cytoscape 3.7.2 software was used to construct the drug active component action target network diagram. The protein-protein interaction PPI network of coacting targets was constructed using the STRING database. David data were used for Gene Ontology (GO) and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses of common gene targets. Results. A total of 89 main active components and 832 acting gene targets of Dayuan Decoction were screened, of which 50 were common gene targets of Dayuan Decoction and fever, including apoptosis regulatory factor Bel (BCL2L1), interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 10 (IL-10), and tumor necrosis protein 53 (TP53). A total of 47 GO and 59 KEGG enrichment entries were obtained using GO and KEGG enrichment analyses, involving the cancer pathway, hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) signaling pathway, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. Conclusion. Dayuan Decoction has multitarget regulation characteristics and a multifaceted role in the treatment of fever.

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Herbal Medications Used to Treat Fever

Cited by 4 publications

References 34 publications

Ethnobotanical Survey on Plants Used to Manage Febrile Illnesses among Herbalists in Casablanca, Morocco

Ethnobotanical Survey on Plants Used to Manage Febrile Illnesses among Herbalists in Casablanca, Morocco

The Catalogue of the Westhoff Collection of Chinese Materia Medica (C. 1870): Evidence of Interaction between a Chinese Medicine Practitioner and the Dutch in Indonesia

Molecular Mechanism of Dayuan Decoction in the Treatment of Fever Based on Network Pharmacology

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