Preservation of gastric functional activity in a stress model of functional dyspepsia by the herbal preparation, STW5

One of the main gastric disorders encountered in functional dyspepsia (FD) is a delay in gastric emptying and changes in gastric functional activity. The aim of the present study was to observe whether the established efficacy of the herbal preparation STW5 in FD could owe its beneficial effects at least in part to preservation of gastric emptying and other parameters of gastric function. STW5 consists of standardized extracts of Iberis amara, Melissa officinalis, Matricaria recutita, Carum carvi, Mentha piperita, Angelica archangelica, Silybum marianum, Chelidonium majus, and Glycyrrhiza glabra. To simulate exp…