Herbal products used in menopause and for gynecological disorders

Kenda, Maša (avtor), Kočevar Glavač, Nina (avtor), Nagy, Milan (avtor), Sollner Dolenc, Marija (avtor)

Herbal products are often used as an alternative to pharmacological therapy. Menopausal symptoms and gynecological disorders (such as premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea) are the indications where pharmacological therapy may have serious adverse events, hence many women prefer to use herbal products to help with these symptoms. Here, we reviewed plants and derived products, which are commonly used for the abovementioned indications, focusing on clinical data, safely profile and whether or not their use is justified. We noted that limited data are available on the use of some plants for alleviating the symptoms of menopause and gynecological disorders. While black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemose) and red clover (Trifolium pretense) were consistently shown to help reduce menopausal symptoms in clinical studies, currently available data do not fully support the use of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), hops (Humulus lupulus), valerian (Valeriana officinalis), and soybean (Glycine max and Glycine soja) for this indication. For premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder, chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) shows effectiveness, but more clinical studies are needed to confirm such effect upon the use of evening primrose (Oenothera biennis).

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: menopause, dysmenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, gynecological disorders, herbal products, medicinal plants
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.02 - Pregledni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FFA - Fakulteta za farmacijo
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2021
• Št. strani: 20 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 26, iss. 24, art. 7421
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-136685
• UDK: 582:615.322:618.173
• ISSN pri članku: 1420-3049
• DOI: 10.3390/molecules26247421
• COBISS.SI-ID: 88347651

Opomba

V članku na koncu seznama avtorjev navedeno: "and on behalf of the OEMONOM" (datum opombe 16. 5. 2022).

• Datum objave v RUL: 16.05.2022

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Molecules
• Skrajšan naslov: Molecules
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 1420-3049
• COBISS.SI-ID: 18462981

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.
• Začetek licenciranja: 08.12.2021

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: menopavzni simptom, dismenoreja, predmenstrualni sindrom, ginekološke motnje, zeliščni izdelki, farmakološka terapija, menopavza, zdravilne rastline

Projekti

• Financer: EC - European Commission
• Program financ.: Erasmus+, Key Action 2: Strategic Partnerships
• Številka projekta: 2020-1-CZ01-KA203-078218
• Naslov: Open Access Educational Materials on Naturally Occurring Molecules