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An Overview on the Conservative Management of Endometriosis from a Naturopathic Perspective: Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants.
Balan, Andreea; Moga, Marius Alexandru; Dima, Lorena; Dinu, Catalina Georgeta; Martinescu, Carmen Constantina; Panait, Diana Elena; Irimie, Claudia Alexandrina; Anastasiu, Costin Vlad.
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  • Balan A; Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, 500019 Brasov, Romania.
  • Moga MA; Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, 500019 Brasov, Romania.
  • Dima L; Department of Fundamental, Prophylactical and Clinical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, 500019 Brasov, Romania.
  • Dinu CG; Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Transilvania University, 500019 Brasov, Romania.
  • Martinescu CC; Department of Fundamental, Prophylactical and Clinical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, 500019 Brasov, Romania.
  • Panait DE; Department of Fundamental, Prophylactical and Clinical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, 500019 Brasov, Romania.
  • Irimie CA; Department of Fundamental, Prophylactical and Clinical Disciplines, Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, 500019 Brasov, Romania.
  • Anastasiu CV; Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University, 500019 Brasov, Romania.
Plants (Basel) ; 10(3)2021 Mar 20.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33804660
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic and debilitating disease, which affects millions of young women worldwide. Although medicine has incontestably evolved in the last years, there is no common ground regarding the early and accurate diagnosis of this condition, its pathogenic mechanisms, and curative treatment. Even though the spontaneous resolution of endometriosis is sometimes possible, recent reports suggested that it can be a progressive condition. It can associate chronic pelvic pain, vaginal bleeding, infertility, or malignant degenerescence. Conventional treatments could produce many side effects, and despite treatment, the symptoms may reappear. In recent years, experimental evidence suggested that plant-based medicine could exert beneficial effects on endometriosis and endometriosis-related symptoms. This study aims to highlight the pharmaceutical activity of phytochemicals and medicinal plants against endometriosis and to provide a source of information regarding the alternative treatment of this condition. METHODS: For this review, we performed a research using PubMed, GoogleScholar, and CrossRef databases. We selected the articles published between January 2000 and July 2020, written in English. RESULTS: We found 17 medicinal plants and 13 phytochemicals, which have demonstrated their beneficial effects against endometriosis. Several of their biological activities consist of antiangiogenic, anti-inflammatory effects, and oxidative-stress reduction. CONCLUSION: Medicinal herbs and their bioactive compounds exhibit antiangiogenic, antioxidant, sedative and pain-alleviating properties and the effects recorded until now encourage their use for the conservative management of endometriosis.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Systematic_reviews Idioma: En Revista: Plants (Basel) Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Rumanía Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Systematic_reviews Idioma: En Revista: Plants (Basel) Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Rumanía Pais de publicación: Suiza