Herbal and Alternative Medicine Unit
Overview:
The College of Pharmacy is considered one of the first colleges to be established at King Saud University, where the study began in 1379 AH (1959 CE). Active and direct contribution to patient care, so the college was keen to provide a number of specialized units, including the herbal and alternative medicine unit. Despite the rapid progress witnessed by modern medicine, where every day brings something new at the scientific and technical levels, there is an accelerated return to herbal medicine, techniques and methods of alternative medicine, a return to authentic treatments and a distance from chemotherapy.
In one aspect, this return depends on the safety of natural products, including plants and medicinal herbs, created by God Almighty for the benefit of man, and the dangerous symptoms and complications that chemical drugs leave behind, which have negative effects on human health..
Organizations and bodies involved in herbal medicine, alternative and complementary medicine in all countries of the world have paid special and intensive attention to this aspect of medicine. Some international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and fao have held meetings on the subject, have taken care of regulations and laws governing the manufacturing, research and registration process for natural medicines and the legalization of the uses of this type of medicine, and a number of countries around the world have already begun to develop this type of treatment, particularly in Germany, France and then recently in America. Hence the idea of establishing the Herbal Medicine and Alternative Medicine Unit 1424H (2003) and its association with the Drug Department as the first unit of its kind in the Arab world.
The Herbal Medicine and Alternative Medicine Unit is one of the units of the nature of the Department of Drugs - Faculty of Pharmacy - King Saud University, which provides services to all groups of society such as students, the public and institutions participating in upgrading the level of health services in the Kingdom
Objectives:
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Training students of Pharmacy College, especially graduate students, in order to know the basic skills in herbal medicine and the various techniques of alternative medicine
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Receiving inquiries from health workers and the public regarding natural products in general and herbs in particular, whether in cases of treatment or cases of poisoning.
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Building bridges of communication with doctors regarding patients’ cases and providing advice regarding herbal treatment in particular and the different methods of alternative medicine in general.
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Documenting what is received by the unit, creating a database and conducting statistical studies.
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Awareness and guidance on the optimal use of herbs and applications of alternative medicine and the interactions between herbs and medicines after knowing the patient’s medical and therapeutic history.
Unit employees:
General Manager
Dr.Ali AlQahtani
Unit Supervisor (Male)
Dr.Wael Abdulmajeed
Unit Supervisor (Female)
Dr.Shaza Massarani
Unit Employees
Abdulaziz Alaqeefi
Contact Info:
Male Side
0114679608
4679608 011
E-Mail
Female Side
0118056790
E-Mail
