Experiment 635550

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismAesculus hippocastanum (HIPPOCASTANACEAE)
CitationSTEINER,M:. (1990). STUDY OF THE ANTIOEDEMIC AND OEDEMA-PROTECTIVE ACTION OF HORSE-CHESTNUT SEED EXTRACT.. 19()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseRANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND CROSS-OVER STUDY WERE CARRIED TO MEASURE THE EFFECT OF AESCIN STANDARIZED HORSE CHESTNUT SEED EXTRECT IN TREATMENT OF CHRONIC VERNOUS INSUFFICIENCY. LEG VOLUMES WERE MEASURED AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLACEBO AND ACTIVE TREATMENT WAS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT (P=0.009). THE RESULTS ALSO SHOWED A GREATER REDUCTION IN THE CIRCUMFERENCES MEASURED; HEAL ABOVE THE INSTEP, ANKLE AND THE CAL. FOR THE ACTIVE TREATMENT (P>0.05). THE SUBJECTIVE VARIABLES, SUCH AS FEELING OF HEAVINES IN THE LEGS, TINGLING, ITCHING AND NIGTH-TIME CALF SPASM, DID IMPROVE UNDER ACTIVE TREATMENT.
Dose amount600.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractHYDRO-ALCOHOLIC EXT
GenderFEMALE