Experiment 1323143

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismPinus maritima (PINACEAE)
CitationKOHAMA,T: INOUE,M:. (2006). PYCNOGENOL® ALLEVIATES PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY. 20()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseTHE EFFECT OF PYCNOGENOL® WAS STUDIED IN WOMEN IN THE THIRD TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY, COMPLAINING OF LOWER BACK PAIN, HIP JOINT PAIN, PELVIC PAIN (PAIN IN THE INGUINAL REGION), PAIN DUE TO VARICES OR CALF CRAMPS. THE WOMEN WERE SUPPLEMENTED WITH PYCNOGENOL® AT A DOSE OF 30 MG/DAY WITHOUT ANY OTHER THERAPY. ALLEVIATION OF PAIN WAS EVALUATED BY PAIN SCORES UNTIL DELIVERY. A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF PAIN COULD BE OBTAINED COMPARED WITH THE CONTROL GROUP, WHERE NO DECREASE IN PAIN SCORES IN ANY SYMPTOMS WAS REPORTED. NO UNWANTED EFFECTS WERE OBSERVED IN THE PYCNOGENOL® GROUP. THESE RESULTS INDICATE THE POTENTIAL OF PYCNOGENOL® TO REDUCE PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY.
Dose amount30 MG
Number0
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN(PREGNANT)
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractTYPE EXT NOT STATED
GenderFEMALE