Experiment 67327
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Petasites hybridus (ASTERACEAE) |
| Citation | GROSSMANN,M: SCHMIDRAMSL,H:. (2000). AN EXTRACT OF PETASITES HYBRIDUS IS EFFECTIVE IN THE PROPHYLAXIS OF MIGRAINE.. 38(9) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | A RANDOMIZED, GROUP-PARALLEL, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, DOUBLE-BLIND CLINICAL STUDY WAS CARRIED OUT WITH A SPECIAL CO2 EXTRACT FROM THE RHIZOME OF PETASITES HYBRIDUS. FOLLOWING A 4-WEEK RUN-IN PHASE, 60 PATIENTS RECEIVED EITHER THE SPECIAL PETASITES HYBRIDUS EXTRACT PETADOLEX OR PLACEBO AT A DOSAGE OF 2 CAPSULES (EACH CAPSULE CONTAINS 25 MG) TWICE DAILY OVER 12 WEEKS. OUTCOME VARIABLES INCLUDED THE FREQUENCY, INTENSITY AND DURATION OF MIGRAINE ATTACKS AS WELL AS ANY ACCOMPANYING SYMPTOMS. RESULTS: THE FREQUENCY OF MIGRAINE ATTACKS DECREASED BY A MAXIMUM OF 60% COMPARED TO THE BASELINE. THIS REDUCTION IN MIGRAINE ATTACKS WITH PETADOLEX WAS SIGNIFICANT (P<0.05) COMPARED TO PLACEBO. NO ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED. PETASITES WAS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL TOLERATED. |
| Dose amount | 100.0 MG |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | CO2 EXTRACT |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |