Therapeutic Use of Some Romanian Medicinal Plants

Romanian traditional medicine has an extremely old history. The Dacian knowledge of the curative properties of medicinal plants was documented by Herodotus, Hippocrates, Galen, and Dioscorides. It must be emphasized that modern chemical screening has confirmed the therapeutic properties of the medicinal plants used by the Dacians. More interesting is that Dacians used many of these herbs for different dishes. Practically, for Dacians, food was medicine. Recent research on some Romanian medicinal plants has highlighted their pharmacognostical importance. It is known that currently, the importance and dynamics of the research on medicinal plants in the area of drug discovery continues to increase worldwide. The main reason is not only the high efficiency of secondary metabolites in case of serious diseases (cancer, viral infections, malaria, etc.) but also the minimization of the side effects of the synthetic drugs

Cryostripping—A Safe and Efficient Alternative Procedure in Chronic Venous Disease Treatment

Objective: The presentation of cryostripping as an alternative procedure useful in venous insufficiency treatment. Methods: This retrospective study presents the results of 1087 operated patients, including follow-ups. Cryostripping was practised in all mentioned cases. Patient follow-up was performed at one week, one month, and six months postoperatively by clinical examination, Doppler ultrasonography, CIVIQ-20 and r-VCSS questionnaires. Outcomes, complications, surgery and hospitalisation period, and benefits of the method were analysed. Results: Generally, good functional and aesthetic outcomes defined by clinical symptom remission, absence of insufficient veins on Doppler ultrasonography, QoL and r-VCSS improvement (p < 0.001) were obtained. Complications included bruising ⌀ < 2 cm (32.38%), haematoma (8.92%), saphenous nerve injury (3.49%), deep vein thrombosis (0.18%). Recurrence was noted in 2.94% cases. Mean duration of procedure was 42 ± 12.5 min, mean duration of hospitalisation was 1.05 ± 0.36 days. Compared to high ligation and conventional stripping, the postoperative complications were reduced; compared to other minimally invasive procedures, the costs were reduced. Conclusions: Cryostripping seems to combine the radicality and efficacy of the stripping technique with the cosmetic advantage of the endothermal procedures, being an effective therapeutic method perfectly adapted to the economic conditions of middle-income countries health system. It is also suitable as day-case surgery