Efficacy of Mentha pulegium extract in the treatment of functional dyspepsia: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Ethnopharmacological evidence Mentha pulegium L. leaves are used in the Iranian traditional medicine for the treatment of functional dyspepsia. Aim of study: To study the efficacy and safety of M. pulegium in the treatment of functional dyspepsia patients fulfilling the Rome III criteria. Materials...

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Publicado en:Journal of Ethnopharmacology Vol. 206; pp. 267 - 274
Autores principales: Khonche, Ahmad, Fallah Huseini, Hasan, abdi, Hamed, Mohtashami, Reza, Nabati, Farzaneh, Kianbakht, Saeed
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Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Jul2017
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          Khonche, Ahmad
          Fallah Huseini, Hasan
          abdi, Hamed
          Mohtashami, Reza
          Nabati, Farzaneh
          Kianbakht, Saeed
        affil: Department of Internal Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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          Dyspepsia Drug Therapy
          Medicine, Traditional Iran
          Clinical Effectiveness
          Plants, Medicinal Iran
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          Iran
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      ab: Ethnopharmacological evidence Mentha pulegium L. leaves are used in the Iranian traditional medicine for the treatment of functional dyspepsia. Aim of study: To study the efficacy and safety of M. pulegium in the treatment of functional dyspepsia patients fulfilling the Rome III criteria. Materials and methods The efficacy and safety of a standardized Mentha pulegium leaf extract (drug extract ratio: 15.9:1, extraction solvent: 70% v/v aqueous ethanol) (330 mg three times daily taken for 2 months) as add-on to one famotidine 40 mg tablet per day in the treatment of 50 functional dyspepsia patients were compared with those of a parallel placebo group (n =50). Results The extract significantly decreased the total dyspepsia score measured by the Hong Kong dyspepsia index compared to the placebo and baseline ( P =0.011 and P <0.001 respectively). The stomach pain, upper abdominal bloating, upper abdominal dull ache, belching and total dyspepsia scores were decreased from baseline in the extract group significantly compared to the placebo ( P <0.001, P <0.001, P =0.003, P <0.001 and P <0.001 respectively). However, the decreases of other dyspepsia symptoms scores from baseline in the extract group were not significant compared to the placebo ( P >0.05). The extract improved the quality of life measured by the SF-36 questionnaire significantly compared to the placebo and baseline ( P =0.003 and P <0.001 respectively). Moreover, the extract lowered the rate of H. pylori infection determined by the urease test significantly compared to the placebo and baseline ( P =0.001 and P <0.001 respectively). The extract did not significantly affect the complete blood count and liver and kidney function tests ( P >0.05). The patients did not experience any adverse drug effect. Conclusions M. pulegium extract (genuine drug extract ratio: 19.4:1; extraction solvent: 70% v/v aqueous ethanol) 270 mg three times daily taken for 2 months as adjunct to one famotidine 40 mg tablet per day seems safe, improves dyspeptic symptoms and quality of life and eradicates H. pylori in functional dyspepsia patients.
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