Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Excessive alcohol consumption is the cause of several diseases and thus is of a major concern for society. Worldwide alcohol consumption has increased by many folds over the past decades. This urgently calls for intervention and relapse counteract measures. Modern pharmacological solutions induce complete alcohol self-restraint and prevent relapse, but they have many side effects. Natural products are most promising as they cause fewer adverse effects. Here we discuss in detail the medicinal plants used in various traditional/folklore medicine systems for targeting alcohol abuse. We also comprehensively describe preclinical and clinical studies done on some of these plants along with the possible mechanisms of action.
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology
Institutions: G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kumaun University, Lovely Professional University, Polish Academy of Sciences, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, University of Vienna, Institute of Neurobiology, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety, Medical University of Vienna
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,950
OpenAlex ID: W3007860396