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Herbal Medicine for the Management of Laxative Activity.
Akram, Muhammad; Thiruvengadam, Muthu; Zainab, Rida; Daniyal, Muhammad; Bankole, Marc Moboladji; Rebezov, Maksim; Shariati, Mohammad Ali; Okuskhanova, Eleonora.
Affiliation
  • Akram M; Department of Eastern Medicine, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • Thiruvengadam M; Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, Republic of Korea.
  • Zainab R; Department of Eastern Medicine, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • Daniyal M; Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Bankole MM; African Centre of Excellence (World Bank) Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR), University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
  • Rebezov M; V.M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation.
  • Shariati MA; Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation.
  • Okuskhanova E; K.G. Razumovsky Moscow State University of Technologies and Management (The First Cossack University), 109004, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Curr Pharm Biotechnol ; 23(10): 1269-1283, 2022.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34387161
Constipation is one of the most common and prevalent chronic gastrointestinal conditions across the globe that is treated or managed through various methods. Laxatives are used for the treatment or management of chronic/acute constipation. But due to the adverse effects associated with these laxatives, herbal foods should be considered as alternative therapies for constipation. In this review, the laxative potential of plant-based medicines used for constipation is discussed. Constipation may be caused by various factors such as lifestyle, particular food habits, pregnancy and even due to some medication. Chronic constipation is responsible for different health issues. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological paradigms are applied for the treatment or management of constipation. In the pharmacological way of treatment, medicinal plants have a key role because of their fibrous nature. Numerous plants such as Prunus persica (Rosaceae), Cyamopsis tetragonolobus (Leguminosae), Citrus sinensis (Rutaceae), Planta goovata (Plantaginaceae), Rheum emodi (Polygonaceae), Cassia auriculata (Caesalpinacea), Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae), Croton tiglium (Euphorbiaceae), Aloe barbadensis (Liliaceae), Mareya micrantha (Euphorbiaceae), Euphorbia thymifolia (Euphorbiaceae), Cascara sagrada (Rhamnaceae), Cassia angustifolia (Fabaceae) have laxative activity. Medicinal plants possess a significant laxative potential and support their folklore; therefore, further, well-designed clinical-based studies are required to prove and improve the efficacy of herbal medicine for constipation. The present review showed that herbs laxative effect in various in vivo/ in vitro models.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Plants, Medicinal / Laxatives Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Curr Pharm Biotechnol Journal subject: BIOTECNOLOGIA / FARMACOLOGIA Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Country of publication:

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Plants, Medicinal / Laxatives Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Curr Pharm Biotechnol Journal subject: BIOTECNOLOGIA / FARMACOLOGIA Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Country of publication: