Mohammad-Ali Kiani
1, Ahmad Khodadad
2, Shabnam Mohammadi
3*, Majid Ghayour Mobarhan
4, Masumeh Saeidi
5, Seyed Ali Jafari
1, Ebrahim Kiani
6, Hamid Ahanchian
71 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
2 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Science, Gonabad, Iran; and Neurogenic Inflammation Research Centre, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
4 Biochemistry of Nutritional Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
5 Students Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
6 Department of Pediatric, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
7 Department of Pediatric, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
*Corresponding Author: *Corresponding author: Shabnam Mohammadi, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Science, Gonabad, Iran. , Email:
mohammadi.s@gmu.ac.ir
Abstract
Introduction: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of thyme extract in drinking water on immune response of broiler chickens.Methods: A total of 245-day-old broiler chicks were purchased and 20 chicks were bled for determination maternal antibody and remaining chicks were divided into 5 equal groups. Chickens of group A, B and C received 0.1%, 0.15% and 0.2% of Pediatric Cough Syrup including thyme extract respectively in drinking water for all of the experimental period. Chickens of group D were not received Pediatric Cough Syrup but vaccinated against Influenza disease. Chickens of group E were kept as control group and were not received Pediatric Cough Syrup and Influenza disease vaccine. Chickens of group A, B, C and D were vaccinated with AI-ND killed vaccine (subtype H9N2), subcutaneously in neck back. Blood samples were collected before vaccination as well as on days 14, 28 and 35 after vaccination. Ten chickens of each group were bled randomly and antibody titer against influenza vaccine virus was determined by hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test.Results: The results of the present study showed that Pediatric Cough Syrup including thyme extract at 0.2%, increased the specific antibody response against Influenza vaccine virus compared to all groups.Conclusion: Pediatric Cough Syrup including thyme extract can improve the specific antibody response against Influenza vaccine virus.
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:
Supermint reduces pain and increases satisfaction in patients under the colonoscopy and its consumption might be beneficial in these patients.
Please cite this paper as: Kiani MA, Khodadad A, Mohammadi S, Ghayour Mobarhan M, Saeidi M, Jafari SA, et al. Effect of peppermint on pediatrics’ pain under endoscopic examination of the large bowel. J Herbmed Pharmacol. 2013; 2(2): 41-44.