Experiment 374465

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismAesculus hippocastanum (HIPPOCASTANACEAE)
CitationGREESKE,K: POHLMANN,BK:. (1996). HORSE-CHESTNUT SEED EXTRACT: AN EFFECTIVE THERAPEUTIC CONCEPT IN GENERAL PRACTICE.. 114(15)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA CASE OBSERVATION STUDY INVOLVING MORE THAN 800 GENERAL PRACTITIONERS, MORE THAN 5,000 PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY (CVI) WERE TREATED WITH STANDARDISED HORSE CHESTNUT EXTRACT AND FOLLOWED UP AT REGULAR INTERVALS. THE EVALUATION OF THE SYMPTOMS,TOLERABILITY AND ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS WERE RECORDED. ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS INVESTIGATED - PAIN, TIREDNESS, TENSION AND SWELLING IN THE LEG, AS WELL AS ITCHING IN THE TENDENCY TOWARDS EDEMA - ALL IMPROVED MARKEDLY OR DISAPEARED COMPLETELY. THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY SHOW THAT RATIONAL TREATMENT WITH HORSE CHESTNUR EXTRACT REPRESENTS AN ECONOMICAL PRACTICE-RELEVENT THERAPEUTIC PILLAR, WHICH IN COMPARISON WITH COMPRESSION HAS THE ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGE OF BETTER COMPLIANCE.
Dose amount600.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractHYDRO-ALCOHOLIC EXT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES