This content is machine translated Efficacy, safety and practical application Phytotherapeutic options for endometriosis Endometriosis affects many women of reproductive age and often leads to chronic pain, fertility problems and considerable restrictions in quality of life. Conventional therapies – from NSAIDs and hormone treatments...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Anxiety disorders New study on lavender oil extract in a long-term setting In a retrospective analysis of real-world data, the long-term efficacy of a proprietary lavender oil preparation in patients with anxiety disorders was demonstrated. This is a significant addition to the...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Evidence, effectiveness and practical implications Medicinal plants for allergic rhinitis Allergic rhinitis is an immunologically mediated disease that occurs frequently worldwide and is caused by a type I hypersensitivity reaction (IgE-mediated) to allergenic substances. The clinical symptoms mainly include rhinorrhea...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Study on tinnitus in everyday practice ENT specialists rely on Ginkgo biloba A retrospective cohort study published in 2024 analyzed how frequently ENT specialists prescribed ginkgo biloba extract, systemic corticosteroids or pentoxifylline to patients with newly diagnosed tinnitus. The analysis was based...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Functional gastrointestinal disorders Women and men of all ages benefit from the peppermint/caraway oil combination After Madisch et al. provided convincing evidence for a proprietary combination of peppermint and caraway oil for functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) in a meta-analysis, Storr et al. recently conducted a...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Ginkgo biloba preparations Quantitative study on proanthocyanidins Dry extracts of ginkgo leaves are considered promising drugs for improving age-related cognitive impairment. A study compared the phytochemical composition of fourteen medicines containing ginkgo that have been approved by...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapy for Alzheimer's disease Herbal approaches to the treatment of a neurodegenerative disease Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed neurodegenerative diseases worldwide and the leading cause of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease affects 50–70% of dementia patients worldwide and is characterized…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated A systematic review and meta-analysis Herbal medicines for the treatment of active ulcerative colitis Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by recurrent inflammation of the mucosa of the colon. The worldwide prevalence of IBD is increasing and patients often…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Garlic, turmeric & co. Phytotherapy for vulvovaginal candidiasis Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is one of the most common gynecological diseases and affects millions of women worldwide, especially those of reproductive age. It is estimated that around 75% of all…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case Report Phytotherapy-induced hepatocytotoxicity The use of herbal and complementary medicine products is widespread worldwide and is often used in combination with conventional medical therapies. In this article, we report a case of severe…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Opportunities and challenges of herbal medicine Phytotherapy in the fight against parasitic diseases Modern medicine faces numerous challenges in the 21st century. One of the biggest is the increasing resistance of pathogens to conventional medicines, especially antibiotics and antiparasitics. Against this backdrop, herbal…
