title: Complementary Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
abstract: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) often take a chronic debilitating course. Given the chronicity of IBD, the limitations of the available medications, their potential side effects, and the impact of the disease on patients' quality of life, it is not surprising IBD patients are ranked among the highest users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Since CAM has become very popular in real-life practice of Western Communities, caregivers must gain more knowledge about these therapies, their mechanism of action, benefits, and risks. This article reviews and discusses up-to-date scientific and clinical data regarding the most prevalent herbal CAM therapies.
authors.affiliation: IBD Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 6 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel. henity@tlvmc.gov.il.
authors.forename: Henit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yanai
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer, Israel.|Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Nir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salomon
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer, Israel.|Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Adi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lahat
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D003474:Curcumin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D064086:Medical Marijuana / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D064086:Medical Marijuana; D003474:Curcumin
keywords: CAM; Cannabis; Complementary and alternative medicine; Crohn’s disease; Curcumin; Herbal medicine; Ulcerative colitis