Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences Volume 14, Issue no. 2, DOI 10.18502/sjms.v14i2.4691 Production and Hosting by Knowledge E Research Article The Most Important Herbs Used in the Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Traditional Medicine Mohammadreza Nazer1, Saber Abbaszadeh2, Mohammd Darvishi3, Abdolreza Kheirollahi4, Somayeh Shahsavari5, and Mona Moghadasi2 1MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran 2Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran 3Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, Infectious Research Center (IDTMRC), Department of Aerospace and Subaquatic Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4Urology Specialist, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran 5Biotechnology and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran Abstract Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or venereal diseases are transmitted through various methods of sexual intercourse (oral, vaginal, and anal). The predisposition to this type of diseases and infections depends on the immunity system of the body, so the lower the immunity system’s strength, the greater the risk of Sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The most important pathogenic causes of Corresponding Author: STIs include bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Phytochemical investigations have Mohammd Darvishi; shown that medicinal plants are a rich source of antioxidant compounds, biologically email:
[email protected] active compounds, phenols, etc. They can have an inhibitory effect on germs and infectious viruses and are very important for a variety of parasitic diseases, Received 24 February 2019 Accepted 25 March 2019 microbial infections, and STIs. Some of the most important medicinal plants that Published 28 June 2019 produce inhibitory effects on the growth and proliferation of pathogenic agents of the STIs were reported in the present article.