Teratogenic plants in pregnancy

Background: Plants have been considered among the medical resources from long time ago and due to their numerous properties in traditional medicine and wide consumption among communities but these plants have some side effects, one of these is on pregnancy. Pregnant women use these drugs without knowledge of the effects, which causes abnormalities. Birth defects and congenital malformalities are similar terms that are used in order to describe structural, behavioral and functional abnormalities. Many secondary plant metabolites have been known that have toxic effects on the fetus and cause damages such as birth defects, removing the caudal vertebrae and spina bifida, etc. Methods: This research is a review done by using prestigious academic sites in Persian summarizing numerous experimental papers. Result: In this study, we researched about effects of about twenty plants that make birth defects and cause difficult labor such saffron, olender, armak. Conclusion: According to studies on medicinal teratogenic plants in pregnancy, the research shows medicinal plants by mechanisms such as anti-proliferation and flavonoids compounds and alpha ayopantosis etc. cause abnormalities in the fetus.

کلیدواژه ها:

Medicinal plants ، Teratogenic ، Traditional medicine ، Pregnancy