A Clinical Survey of Efficacy of Frankincense in Acute Ischemic Stroke

摘要

Introduction: Ischemic stroke is the mostudcommon cause of stroke, paralysis andudmovement disorders are the most symptomsudof stroke. Therefore, it is important to find audmethod for improving the disorders. Thisudstudy aimed to examine the clinical efficacyudof frankincense in patients with the acuteudischemic stroke.udMaterials & methods: In this clinical trial,ud06 patients with ischemic stroke wereudrandomly allocated into the treatment andudcontrol groups (n=06). In the treatmentudgroup, in addition to routine treatment ofudstroke, four capsules containing 522 mgudpowdered frankincense were given eachudday, but in the control group, wereudperformed only the treatment of stroke (noudfrankincense) was performed. Theudtreatment lasted for 1 month. The NIHSSudscale (for assessment of speech and muscleudstrength) at the beginning, the seventh dayudand the end of the study for each patientudwas completed. Statistical analysis wasudperformed using independent t-test, chisquare,udand Mann withney in SPSSudsoftware.udFindings: Results showed that onlyudimprovement of muscle strength in patientsudleft limb increased significantly in stage IIudin the treatment group than the controludgroup.udDiscussion & conclusions: Addingudfrankincense to treatment of patients withudstroke can be effective on improvementudmuscle strength in patients with muscleudweakness and non-dominant side in acuteudneurological disorders while that is notudeffective on improving muscle strength ofudthe right limb or speech.