Opiates

Opiates is a non-scientific common name that may refer to a number of plant species and varieties.

Historical Use of Opiates

Historical Use of Opiates in Western Medicine

Quote Paraph: Under the subject "Of Wounds in General" and the subtopic "Of Convulsions", Boerhaave writes "234. The Cure is perform'd, 1. By removing whatever doth irritate, by the skilful hand of a Surgeon (187, 188.) 2. By softning [WORD IS DIFFICULT TO READ; may say foftning, fostning, or sostning] the sharp Acrimony, or dissipating it. 2. By changing the condition of the Nerves with means describ'd in (228, 229.) [...] 229. The Sense of Pain may be removed, though its Cause subsists, 1. By making the Nerve incapable of feeling, by a pressure, cutting, or burning of the fame. 2. By blunting the very head and fountain of all Feeling with Opiates : Which also remove several Effects proceeding from the Sense of Pain, (226.)"
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Primary Source: Boerhaave. Boerhaave's aphorisms concerning the knowledge and cure of diseases. Translated by Delacoste J. London. Cowse and Innys in St. Paul's Church-Yard. 1715. p. 56.

Evidence or the Use of Opiates in the Treatment of Epilepesy

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Zahra Rahimian, SeyedHassan Sadrian, Mina Shahisavandi, Hadi Aligholi, Mohammad M Zarshenas, Alireza Abyar, Zahra Zeraatpisheh, Ali A Asadi-Pooya
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Biomed Res Int: 2023, 2023;4121998
[PubMed:38089644] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I e)

Ben A Chindo, Melanie-Jayne R Howes, Sawsan Abuhamdah, Danjuma Mallam, Timothy Micah, Rosemary I Awotula, Robin Battison, Paul L Chazot
Evaluation of the anti-nociceptive profile of essential oil from Melissa officinalis L. (lemon balm) in acute and chronic pain models.
J Ethnopharmacol: 2024, 321;117500
[PubMed:38030022] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Rishav Gupta, Divya Soni, Shubham Upadhayay, Maanvi Dhureja, Puneet Kumar
Impact of noscapine on halting the progression of pentylenetetrazole induced kindling epilepsy in mice.
Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol: 2023, 50(12);984-991
[PubMed:37724453] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Josiah Damisa, Alexandra Petohazi, Hassan Jalil, Michelle Richardson
Is Cannabis Effective in the Treatment of Chronic Back Pain?
Cureus: 2023, 15(8);e43220
[PubMed:37692601] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P e)

Niloofar Mohammadi, Sadegh Shirian, Ali Gorji, Mohsen Roshanpajouh, Ebrahim Ahmadi, Hassan Nazari, Reza Arezoomandan
The potential protective effect of melatonin and N-acetylcysteine alone and in combination on opioid-induced testicular dysfunction and degeneration in rat.
Reprod Toxicol: 2023, 120;108453
[PubMed:37536455] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)