Intersection of inflammation and herbal medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis

Herbal remedies and dietary supplements have become an important area of research and clinical practice in orthopaedics and rheumatology. Understanding the risks and benefits of using herbal medicines in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatic diseases, and musculoskeletal complaints is a key priority...

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Main Author: Mobasheri, Ali
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Published: Springer 2012
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2706/
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description Herbal remedies and dietary supplements have become an important area of research and clinical practice in orthopaedics and rheumatology. Understanding the risks and benefits of using herbal medicines in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatic diseases, and musculoskeletal complaints is a key priority of physicians and their patients. This review discusses the latest advances in the use of herbal medicines for treating osteoarthritis (OA) by focusing on the most significant trends and developments. This paper sets the scene by providing a brief introduction to ethnopharmacology, Ayurvedic medicine, and nutrigenomics before discussing the scientific and mechanistic rationale for targeting inflammatory signalling pathways in OA by use of herbal medicines. Special attention is drawn to the conceptual and practical difficulties associated with translating data from in-vitro experiments to in-vivo studies. Issues relating to the low bioavailability of active ingredients in herbal medicines are discussed, as also is the need for large-scale, randomized clinical trials
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spelling nottingham-27062020-05-04T20:21:04Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2706/ Intersection of inflammation and herbal medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis Mobasheri, Ali Herbal remedies and dietary supplements have become an important area of research and clinical practice in orthopaedics and rheumatology. Understanding the risks and benefits of using herbal medicines in the treatment of arthritis, rheumatic diseases, and musculoskeletal complaints is a key priority of physicians and their patients. This review discusses the latest advances in the use of herbal medicines for treating osteoarthritis (OA) by focusing on the most significant trends and developments. This paper sets the scene by providing a brief introduction to ethnopharmacology, Ayurvedic medicine, and nutrigenomics before discussing the scientific and mechanistic rationale for targeting inflammatory signalling pathways in OA by use of herbal medicines. Special attention is drawn to the conceptual and practical difficulties associated with translating data from in-vitro experiments to in-vivo studies. Issues relating to the low bioavailability of active ingredients in herbal medicines are discussed, as also is the need for large-scale, randomized clinical trials Springer 2012-12 Article PeerReviewed Mobasheri, Ali (2012) Intersection of inflammation and herbal medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Current Rheumatology Reports, 14 (6). pp. 604-616. ISSN 1523-3774 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11926-012-0288-9 doi:10.1007/s11926-012-0288-9 doi:10.1007/s11926-012-0288-9
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Intersection of inflammation and herbal medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis
title Intersection of inflammation and herbal medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis
title_full Intersection of inflammation and herbal medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis
title_fullStr Intersection of inflammation and herbal medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis
title_full_unstemmed Intersection of inflammation and herbal medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis
title_short Intersection of inflammation and herbal medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis
title_sort intersection of inflammation and herbal medicine in the treatment of osteoarthritis
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