Experiment 634996
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Mentha piperita (LAMIACEAE) |
| Citation | LECH,Y: OLESEN,KM: KEY,H: RASK-PEDERSEN,E: VILIEN,M: OSTERGAARD,O:. (1988). TREAT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME WITH PEPPERMINT OIL. A DOUBLE-BLIND INVESTIGATION WITH A PLACEBO.. 150() |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | 42 PATIENTS WITH IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME PARTICIPATED IN A DOUBLE-BLIND INVESTIGATION WITH A PLACEBO IN ORDER TO ESTIMATE THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF PEPPERMINT OIL ON THE SYMPTOMS. THE PEPPERMINT OIL WAS ADMINISTERED IN GELATIN CAPSULES IN DOSES OF 200 MG HALF AN HOUR BEFORE EACH MAIN MEAL. 13 OUT 19 PATIENTS TREATED WITH PEPPERMINT OIL AND 6 OUT OF 23 PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE PLACEBO IMPROVED. THIS DIFFERENCE IS SIGNIFICANT (P=0.02). THE MAIN SIDE EFFECT WAS PYROSIS WITH A PEPPERMINT TASTE. ON THE BASIS OF THESE FINDINGS, INCLUSION OF PEPPERMINT OIL IN THE TREATMENT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME IS RECOMMENDED. |
| Dose amount | 600.0 MG |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | ESSENTIAL OIL |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |