Experiment 635143

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismMentha piperita (LAMIACEAE)
CitationLAWAON,M: KNIGHT,RE: TRAN,K: WALKER,G: ROBERTS-THOMSON,IC:. (1988). ALIMENTARY TRACT AND PANCREAS. FAILURE OF ENTERIC-COATED PEPPERMINT OIL IN THE IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME: A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND CROSSOVER STUDY.. 3()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND CROSS OVER STUDY ASSESSED THE USE OF PEPPERMINT OIL IN PATIENTS WITH IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME. PATIENTS WERE ASSESSED BY THE PATIENT USING VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALES. WHILE ON PEPPERMINT OIL THERE WAS A SMALL BUT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STOOL FREQUENCY BUT NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FOR THE SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS OF PAIN, BLOATING, URGENT DEFECATION AND SENSATION OF INCOMPLETE EVACUATION.
Dose amount0.6 ML
Number1
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractESSENTIAL OIL
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES