SynthesisWorld journal of gastroenterology2012
Herbal medicines for the management of irritable bowel syndrome: a comprehensive review.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 110 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Review on Herbal Preparations for Controlling Visceral Hypersensitivity in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Menthacarin on symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2019Pooled it
- Effectiveness of probiotics in irritable bowel syndrome: Updated systematic review with meta-analysis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2015Pooled it
- Effectiveness of acupuncture to treat irritable bowel syndrome: a meta-analysis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2014Pooled it
- Anti-irritable Bowel Syndrome Syrup Improves Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2020Trial
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- Pathophysiology-driven use of natural products in irritable bowel syndrome: a review.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Review
- Polyphenols as Modulators of Gastrointestinal Motility: Mechanistic Insights from Multi-Model Studies.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Natural Remedies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of Herbal-Based Therapies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Scientometric study of academic publications on herbal medicines in Endocrinology & Metabolism Research Institute (EMRI) of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2024Article
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- Development and Validation of a High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Method to Quantify Marker Compounds inMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the Protective and Regenerative Properties of Commercially Available Artichoke Leaf Powder Extract on Plasma and Liver Oxidative Stress Parameters.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A double-blind randomized clinical trial ofResearch in pharmaceutical sciences · 2023Article
- Plant Essential Oils as Healthy Functional Ingredients of Nutraceuticals and Diet Supplements: A Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- In Vitro Studies on the Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Total Polyphenol Content ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Factors affecting the use of herbal products in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and their results: case-control study.BMC gastroenterology · 2022Article
- A Comprehensive Review on the Therapeutic Potential ofFrontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
- Natural polyphenols for the prevention of irritable bowel syndrome: molecular mechanisms and targets; a comprehensive review.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2019Review
- Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gut disorder with high prevalence. Because of various factors involved in its pathophysiology and disappointing results from conventional IBS medications, the treatment of IBS is challenging and use of complementary and alternative medicines especially herbal therapies is increasing. In this paper, electronic databases including PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane library were searched to obtain any in vitro, in vivo or human studies evaluating single or compound herbal preparations in the management of IBS. One in vitro, 3 in vivo and 23 human studies were included and systematically reviewed. The majority of studies are about essential oil of Menta piperita as a single preparation and STW 5 as a compound preparation. Some evaluated herbs such as Curcuma xanthorriza and Fumaria officinalis did not demonstrate any benefits in IBS. However, it seems there are many other herbal preparations such as those proposed in traditional medicine of different countries that could be studied and investigated for their efficacy in management of IBS.
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