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Alternative Medicine
Herbal medicine relieves symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome
October 25th, 2006
An herbal medicine, Carmint, relieves abdominal pain and bloating in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. According to a report from Iran, "Carmint contains total extracts of Melissa officinalis, Mentha spicata, and Coriandrum sativum, which have antispasmodic, carminative, and sedative effects. As abdominal pain/discomfort and bloating are commonly observed in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, we decided to evaluate the effectiveness of Carmint in relieving these symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome patients." R. Vejdani and colleagues of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences explained, "We randomly assigned 32...
Source: Biotech Week (2006-10-25)
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