The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of jaft of quercus compared to anti-hemorrhoid ointmenton hemorrhoid, For this purpose, the effect of jaft of quercuson hemorrhoid was investigated in terms of age, gender, type of hemorrhoid, and level of satisfaction, and the effect of anti-hemorrhoid ointment on hemorrhoid in terms of age, gender, and type of hemorrhoid. The study included the patients with grade I and II hemorrhoids who were candidates for surgery, and no specific exclusion criteria were considered for this study.
The intervention included the use of jaft of quercus in one group and anti-hemorrhoid ointment in another group of patients with hemorrhoid admitted to Shohada Ashayer hospital of Khorramabad. Sampling was conducted through the non-probable, double blinded sampling method.Acorns, scientific known as quercus, were collected from Doroud and Khorramabad and sent to the laboratory. The acorns were dried at appropriate temperature and their woody skins were removed.The patients consumed thesoft skin, which is called jaft and hascontractile properties, for 4-6 weeks.Then the patients were evaluated after this period in terms of improvement and complications. The sample size in each group included 30 patients. Contraction of hemorrhoid, shrinkage of the size, and reduction of the pain were the primary outcomes, and rapid recovery without side effects and irreversibility of hemorrhoid were the main outcomes of the consumption of jaft