Herbs in Oral Mucositis

Oral mucositis is an inflammatory mucosal destruction as a result of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy, which in severe cases can impair patients' quality of life. Moreover, mucosal infection and/or systemic involvement due to compromised immunity leads to delay or discontinuation of the tr...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and diagnostic research 2017-03, Vol.11 (3), p.ZE05-ZE11
Main Authors: Baharvand, Maryam, Jafari, Soudeh, Mortazavi, Hamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
chemotherapy
Dentistry Section
medicinal plant
neoplasms
radiotherapy
stomatitis
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Summary:Oral mucositis is an inflammatory mucosal destruction as a result of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy, which in severe cases can impair patients' quality of life. Moreover, mucosal infection and/or systemic involvement due to compromised immunity leads to delay or discontinuation of the treatment. Many strategies and agents have been suggested for the management of this condition. Because of their lower side effects compared to chemical drugs, general interest in evaluating therapeutic effects of herbs has been increased intensively. Herbal plants apply their effect through different mechanisms of action: antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antiseptic, and anticarcinogenic activity. Recently, various natural agents in plants have been noticed in mucositis, which may improve the symptoms through different interventions. The purpose of this review is to focus on the preventive or therapeutic use of herbal medicine to alleviate oral mucositis.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2017/21703.9467