The unique medicinal properties of camel products: A review of the scientific evidence

Assessing the aggregated probability of entry of a novel prion disease agent into the United Kingdom

“…The number of illegal imports of treated skins/hides and hair was estimated to be between 0 -100 due to the size of the commodity and the low value placed on camel skins in the region of interest. The same figure was used for camel urine which has been used as a traditional medicine since ancient times ( Abdel Gader and Alhaider, 2016 ) so it is possible that passengers entering the UK could illegally import camel urine for medicinal purposes.…”

In vivo nematicidal potential of camel milk on Heligmosomoides polygyrus gastro-intestinal nematode of rodents

“…Camel milk is gaining popularity because of scientific reports of its high nutritional qualities and therapeutic value (Abusheliabi et al, 2016). As such, camel milk composition has been widely studied throughout the world (Abbas et al, 2013; Abu-Lehia, 1989; Alimi et al, 2016; Asres & Yusuf, 2014; Konuspayeva et al, 2009; Yadav et al, 2015). The findings of the present study confirm the therapeutic activity of fresh camel milk on H. polygyrus , a nematode parasite infecting mice.…”

“…Milk proteins, or components associated with these proteins, reduced the motility of both sheathed and exsheathed L 3 Teladorsagia circumcincta in in vitro and in vivo studies performed by Zeng et al (2001; 2003). Camel milk is highly nutritious (Abbas et al, 2013), and also has valuable medicinal and protective properties mainly due to its high concentration of immunoglobulins. Nutritional benefits of camel milk have been reported by several studies which included antihypertensive, hypoglycaemic (Agrawal et al, 2003; 2011) and hypocholesterolaemic effects (Agrawal et al, 2005).…”

Failure to detect MERS‐CoV RNA in urine of naturally infected dromedary camels

“…Camel urine is believed to have therapeutic effects in the treatment of cancer, diabetes, certain infectious and cardiovascular diseases as well as in the treatment of hair and skin problems. Hence, fresh urine is consumed, used to wash body and hair, and is a component in ointments (Alkhamees, 2017;Gader, 2016) for example it has been described that Bedouins in the Middle East have a daily consumption of 100 ml camel urine while a study amongst 156 Saudi cancer patients showed that 15.7% drank camel urine (Abuelgasim, 2018;Al-Yousef et al, 2012).…”