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Original Article:
Effect of
Nepeta bracteata
Benth. on allergic rhinitis symptoms: A randomized double-blind clinical trial
Mohammad Reza Hajiheydari, Mohammad Ebrahim Yarmohammadi, Poopak Izadi, Farhad Jafari, Fatemeh Emadi, Elham Emaratkar, Sayed Hamid Reza Abtahi, Arman Zargaran, Mohsen Naseri
J Res Med Sci
2017, 22:128 (28 November 2017)
DOI
:10.4103/jrms.JRMS_316_17
PMID
:29259639
Background:
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the health problems in the world. It is necessary to develop new treatment procedure for control of this disease. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of
Zofa
(
Nepeta bracteata
Benth) on AR patients.
Materials and Methods:
In this double-blind randomized clinical trial study, 71 patients (37 patients in treatment and 34 in placebo group) participated. In treatment group,
N. bracteata
syrup (NBS) was used for 4 weeks as three times a day. The efficacy of the drug regarding AR symptoms (rhinorrhea, sneezing, nasal obstruction, itchy nose, and ocular symptoms) were evaluated through a visual analog scale (VAS) by 0–10 before administration and at the end of the whole treatment period. The collected information was entered in the SPSS software (version 18) and was analyzed using the Fisher's exact test, Chi-square test, independent sample
t
-test, and paired sample test.
Results:
The improvement of AR symptoms in the group receiving NBS was significantly higher compared to control group (4.73 ± 1.84 vs. 0.38 ± 2.06;
P
< 0.0001). Furthermore, the mean of total VAS before and after the treatment (in case group) was 7.10 ± 1.92 and 2.37 ± 1.76, respectively (
P
< 0.001).
Conclusion:
The results of this study indicate that
N. bracteata
has significant effects on improving the symptoms of AR. Hence, it can be a good alternative to AR symptoms relief.
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Original Article:
The relationship between fruit and vegetable intake with gastroesophageal reflux disease in Iranian adults
Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli, Pouria Shaabani, Seyed-Reza Tabibian, Parvane Saneei, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh, Peyman Adibi
J Res Med Sci
2017, 22:125 (28 November 2017)
DOI
:10.4103/jrms.JRMS_283_17
PMID
:29259636
Background:
Findings from studies that investigated the relationship between fruit and vegetable intake with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) were inconsistent. We aimed to assess the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and GERD among a large group of Iranian adults.
Materials and Methods:
In this cross-sectional study on 3979 adults, a validated food frequency questionnaire was used to assess usual dietary intakes including fruits and vegetables. The presence of heartburn sometimes or more during the past 3 months were considered as having GERD.
Results:
The prevalence of GERD among study population was 23.9%. After adjustment for potential confounding factors, those with the highest consumption of fruits had 25% lower risk for GERD, in comparison to those with the lowest intake (odds ratio [OR] = 0.75, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.59–0.97). Vegetable intake was not significantly related to the risk of GERD in crude or multivariable-adjusted models. However, participants with the highest intake of fruits and vegetables had 33% lower risk of GERD (OR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.51–0.88), after adjustment for confounders. Women with the highest fruit and vegetable intake had 36% lower risk for GERD (OR = 0.64, 95% CI: 0.45–0.91). Overweight/obese participants in the last tertile of fruit consumption had 42% lower risk for GERD, in comparison to the first category (OR = 0.58, 95% CI: 0.42–0.83). Furthermore, participants with body mass index higher than 25 kg/m
2
and higher intake of fruits and vegetables had 53% lower risk for GERD (OR = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.32-0.69).
Conclusion:
We found inverse associations between fruit intake as well as fruit and vegetable intake and risk of GERD among Iranian adults.
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