Treatment of Grade 3 Fatty Liver by the Principles of Persian Medicine: A Case Report
Alireza Niknafs, Seied Amirhossein Latifi, Mehdi Salehi
Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · pp. 8–13 · Published 30 Jan 2021
10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i4531086Abstract
Introduction: Nowadays, societies have witnessed a rapid increase of Fatty Liver, which is one of the most common liver diseases worldwide, due to some changes in lifestyle and the increased obesity and metabolic syndrome. Case presentation: in this study, the patient under research was a 41-year-old woman who was diagnosed with grade 3 fatty liver caused by the absence of a healthy diet and lifestyle. She was successfully treated using the methods of Traditional Iranian Medicine. Discussion: Classical medicine is not able to develop a certain treatment for this disease yet. Therefore, this article has mainly concentrated on the therapeutic effects of medicinal herbs on the liver. Conclusion: Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of fatty livermay lead to irreversibility or liver Cirrhosis, which cannot be treated using any method, but by liver transplants. However, the principles of PM (Persian Medicine) can be useful as useful in the prevention and treatment of this disease.
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Department of Traditional Medicine, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center (TCMRC), School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran., Alireza Niknafs, Mohamad Reza Rezvanfar · Complementary Medicine Journal · 2021
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