Preservation of gastric functional activity by the herbal preparation STW 5 in functional dyspepsia in a novel stress model
MT Khayyal, M Farouk, W Wadie, H El-Abhar, H Abdel-Aziz · Zeitschrift für Phytotherapie · 2015 · Heft 10
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Zusammenfassung
The present study aims to show whether the beneficial effects of the herbal preparation STW 5 (Iberogast®) in functional dyspepsia (FD) could be partly due to preservation of gastric emptying and function. STW 5 consists of standardized extracts of Iberis amara, Melissa officinalis, Matricaria recutita, Carum carvi, Mentha x piperita, Angelica archangelica, Silybum marianum, Chelidonium majus, and Glycyrrhiza glabra. We recently established a novel model of FD resembling the clinical situation [1] where FD is attributed to emotional stress in early life [2], followed by exposure to stress in later life [3]. Rats…