medicinal herbs, traditional medicine

Medicinal herbs Festival in Tehran

 

TEHRAN – The fourth festival of medicinal herbs, natural products and traditional medicine  in the field of medicinal herbs will be hold on November 12-15 2018 in Tehran

By definition, ‘traditional’ use of herbal medicines implies substantial historical use, and this is certainly true for many products that are available as ‘traditional herbal medicines’

The most common reasons for using traditional medicine are that it is more affordable, more closely corresponds to the patient’s ideology, allays concerns about the adverse effects of chemical (synthetic) medicines, satisfies a desire for more personalized health care, and allows greater public access to health information. The major use of herbal medicines is for health promotion and therapy for chronic, as opposed to life-threatening, conditions. However, usage of traditional remedies increases when conventional medicine is ineffective in the treatment of disease, such as in advanced cancer and in the face of new infectious diseases. Furthermore, traditional medicines are widely perceived as natural and safe, that is, not toxic. This is not necessarily true, especially when herbs are taken with prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, or other herbs, as is very common

TEHRAN – The fourth festival of medicinal herbs, natural products and traditional medicine  in the field of medicinal herbs will be hold on November 12-15 2018 in Tehran

By definition, ‘traditional’ use of herbal medicines implies substantial historical use, and this is certainly true for many products that are available as ‘traditional herbal medicines’

The festival is a major commercial and scientific event in the country’s natural herbs industry

it is expected that 400-500 companies active in various fields of cultivation, harvesting and processing of medicinal plants, as well as various pharmaceutical products, beverages, flavors and cosmetic colors participate in the event

According to the World Health Organization, Traditional (WHO) herbal medicines are naturally occurring;

plant-derived substances with minimal or no industrial processing that have been used to treat illness within local or regional healing practices.

Traditional herbal medicines are getting significant attention in global health debates

 this event, provides opportunities through presenting the latest technological achievements of the companies which are active in this sector, especially knowledge-based companies,

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