فصلنامه طب مکمل
سال هفتم شماره 3 (پیاپی 24، پاییز 1396)

Insulin resistance is one of the biggest medical problems in overweight population. So, the purpose of the present study is to determine the effectiveness of a four-week concurrent training with and without caffeine ingestion on the levels of insulin resistance indices of the overweight girls.
For this purpose, 20 overweight female students resident in dormitories of Tabriz university (mean body fat 33.43±1.91% and BMI 28.21±2.05 kg.m2) were chosen. After completing consent forms in a randomized double-blind clinical trial, they were divided into two homogeneous groups of 10 subjects; Caffeine and Placebo (each one 5 mg.kg-1.day) along with a 4-week concurrent aerobic-strength training (30 min of aerobic activity with intensity between 65-85% HRreserve and 30 min of resistance exercise with the intensity of 70-75% 1-RM; 3 days per week). Blood samples were taken at two phases (baseline and 24-hours after supplementation and exercise training period). Data were analyzed using dependent t-test at level α≤0.05.
The results showed that the fasting serum blood glucose (62.98 vs 67.51 mg.dl) and insulin levels (14.27 vs 16.15 µm.ml) and insulin resistance index were significantly decreased in two groups (P=0.03) after the 4-week supplementation. Whereas, this reduction in caffeine group was not statistically significant (P>0.05) compared with placebo group.
It seems that four weeks of compound training of aerobic and resistance training alone and also in interaction with caffeine supplementation is effective on relative improvements of this indices.

The uncontrolled changes in pregnancy can cause a wide range of physical and psychological problems, so even in a normal pregnancy, these changes may interfere with the ability of pregnant women to perform their everyday life affairs. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of aquagymnastic training on the quality of life among the pregnant women.
This Cohort study was carried out on primiparous women (n=62; age range= 28-35) referred to the Sarem hospital (Tehran, Iran) with a history of non-specific back pain. All subjects completed the written consent form. The first and second group was consisted of 32 applicants and 30 non-applicants for taking part in the hospital's aquagymnastic classes, respectively. The participants were in the second trimester of pregnancy. The applicants performed an 8-week aquagymnastic training, both in water and land (between the 14-22 weeks of pregnancy) under the researcher’s supervision with the assistance of an aquagymnastic coach in the hospital.
The results showed that the 8-week aquagymnastic training, significantly promoted the general quality of life (P=0.001), physical function (P=0.014), limitation of role playing due to the physical health status (P=0.001), limitation of role playing due to the emotional problems (P=0.002) and general health (P=0.001) among the primiparous women in the second trimester of the pregnancy.
It seems that the aquagymnastic training can be suggested as a safe, group-centered and entertaining sport by specialists and coaches to promote the quality of life and general health during the pregnancy.

In elderly, most people experience memory and learning problems. Different approaches have been proposed to improve memory; one of them is the complementary medicine and the use of herbs. This study was designed to assess the effect of Frankincense extract and Lemon balm extract on the memory of elderlies.
This study is a double-blind controlled clinical on 70 elderly patients referred to Kashan clinics in 2015. Signing an informed testimonial, Intervention group received Frankincense and Lemon balm tablet and control group received placebo, for one month. Study data were collected by a demographic questionnaire, Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised. Data analyzed using Chi-squares, independent-samples t-tests, and paired t-test by SPSS v13.
There was no significant difference between the two groups in background information (age, gender, marital status, job and education level) (p>0.05). After the administration of Frankincense and Lemon balm supplements, we observed a significant different between two groups in total memory (227.58±40.22 vs 194.36±27.61,p=0.002) and two subscale memory included: auditory immediate (102.38±20.51vs 85.45±15.71, p= 0.0001) and immediate memory (48.25±12.88 vs 34±6.55, p= 0.002) at the end of study.
Frankincense and Lemon balm tablet supplementation in elderly had beneficial effects on the memory. Therefore, it is recommended to use this herbal combination to improve the memory of the ages.

In recent years, the effect of green cumin for the treatment of diabetes type II has been known in trials on laboratory animals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of 50 and 100 mg doses of green cumin essential oil on anthropometric measurements, glucose homeostasis parameters and lipid profile in patients with diabetes type 2.
This study was a double blind and placebo controlled clinical trial that was approved by ethics committee of Urmia University of Medical Sciences. In the present study, the subjects were divided into three groups after selecting the patients with diabetes type 2 from Imam Khomeini hospital’s clinics randomly according to the inclusion criteria: the groups who consumed the 100 & 50 mg doses of alcoholic extract of cumin, and the placebo group(edible paraffin). Before and after 8 weeks intervention, anthropometric measurements(height, weight, body mass indx and skinfold) and blood samples were taken. Then all of these data were analyzed by SPSS software(K-S test, paired T-test, ANOVA, bonferroni and MANCOVA).
Results showed that the mean of fasting blood sugar (FBS), serum levels of insulin, HOMA-IR, LDL and total cholesterol in both supplement groups (P This study indicated that Short-term daily supplementation green cumin extract -100 or 50 mg -in patients with diabetes type 2 during 8 weeks may reduce serum levels of insulin, blood glucose, total cholesterol and triglyceride.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of aerobic training with coriander seed extract on apoA-1, Lipid Profile and Insulin Resistance in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
40 diabetic male Wistar rats with the average age of 12 weeks and weight 130 ± 10 g were randomly divided into four groups: control, extract, training and training-extract. Diabetes was induced in rats with a single injection of streptozotocin-induced in a dose of 60 mg/kg of body weight. High glucose levels in 250 mg/dl defined as diabetic criteria. Extract administered orally 150 mg per kilogram of body weight per day. The program training was included six weeks of aerobic exercise, 5 times a week with 50 to 55 percent of maximal oxygen consumption. Data were analyzed with using of one-way ANOVA and Tukey test at α The results showed that aerobic training with coriander seed extract significantly affect serum apoA-1 (p=0.000) and glucose (p=0.002). However, it had no significant effect on insulin (p=0.656) and HOMA-IR (p=0.458). Also, aerobic training followed by coriander seed extract had a significant effect on triglyceride (p=0.007), total cholesterol (p=0.029), LDL (p=0.012) and HDL (p=0.000).
It seems that regular aerobic exercise and coriander seed extract had beneficial effects on markers of cardiovascular risk in Diabetes and it can probably control some factors related to cardiovascular diseases.

Burnout is one of the most important problems employees may encounter and by which many health problems arise to be dealt with by the employees and the owners in the industry. The present study intended to compare the effect of Rosmarinus Officinalis (RO) and Theobroma Cacao (Ca) on burnout in employees who work in industrial environments.
A clinical trial study performed to see whether or not RO and Ca have an effect on the burnout. A number of 99 employees, aged between 20 and 60, who had worked at least 1 year in the technical wards, took part in the study. The participants randomly assigned to three groups of control, RO, and Ca. The RO group received 4 gr of Rosemary in 150cc boil water, and the Ca group 5 gr of cacao in 150 cc milk per day for 2 months. The control group, on the other hand, received anything. The data collected via Geldard Burnout Inventory before and after the treatment. A t–test conducted to analyze the collected data.
Mean burnout score in RO group and in Ca group was respectively (134.1±21.02) and (135.8±22.7) before intervention and it was (125±24.5) (in RO group) and (122.5±31.2) (in Ca group) after intervention. Significant differences were found between the control and Ca groups (p=0.02) and also between the control and RO groups (p=0.04) in favor of the experimental groups.
The results of the study revealed that Rosmarinus and cocoa have a positive effect on burnout in employees in this study. Further studies in this field are suggested.

Due to the prevalent usage of flixweed among people, the aim of this research was a comparative study on the properties of flixweed from the perspective of traditional and modern medicine scientists.
This study was carried out by the use of traditional medicine reference books such as Al-Qanon, Al-Hawi, Makhzanol Aladvyh, Alsydnh fi Tibb. The key words for traditional medicine were “Khobbeh”, Khakshi and Khakshir. Also, the key words of flixweed, Descurainia sophia, Sisymbrium irio and Sisymbrium sophia were used in databases such as scopus, pubmed, medline, google scholar.
The most medicinal properties of flixweed are: emollient, cardiotonic, anti-parasitic, laxative, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, facilitating the delivery and use for intestinal disorders such as diarrhea or constipation and hemorrhoids, stomach tonic and digestive.
Modern medical researchers were confirmed many therapeutic applications of flixweed.

The physiological demands of soccer are complex, and is partly a consequence of the nature of the exercise pattern. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of L-Arginine supplementation on functional tests and blood Testosterone level after a football match.
This semi-experimental study with supplementation performed on football players. At first, written consents were obtained, then fasting blood samples were taken. Then, in the afternoon, speed, muscular power and aerobic endurance tests were performed. 48 hours later a football match was held. 10 min after the match, functional tests were re-tested. One day after the match, fasting blood samples were obtained. Then, players randomly divided in two groups: Supplement (N=11) and Placebo (N=11). During a 4-day recovery, supplement and placebo groups received 6 g L-Arginine and one tablet vitamin C 250 per day, respectively. After four days, fasting blood samples were drawn and subjects performed functional tests in the afternoon of the same day. To measure speed, muscular power and aerobic endurance, 35 Miter Speed, vertical jump and 1.5-Mile Run tests performed, respectively. To analyze data, repeated measures ANOVA was used.
Results showed that performance and testosterone concentration after the match decreased (p .05). Also, results showed that after recovery significant difference was found between groups only in aerobic endurance (p= .045).
After the football match, performance and testosterone concentration were decreased, and the consumption of L-Arginine during recovery significantly increased the aerobic endurance.