7 mei 2016: Bron: Ann Gastroenterol. 2015 Apr-Jun; 28(2): 210–220

Wat al heel lang bekend is en is ook al wel vaker gepubliceerd dat planten en kruiden, ook wel fytotherapie genoemd, een grote rol kunnen spelen in het voorkomen en bestrijden van chronische darm- en maagontstekingen. Op onze website staan vele voorbeelden hiervan, zie ook de lijsten per vorm van kanker voor effecten van gebruik van individuele planten en kruiden (in extracten soms ook).

Hier een meta analyse van gerandomiseerde studies over de werking van voornamelijk deze planten en kruiden op chronische ontstekingen van darmen en maag: mastic gum, tormentil extracts, wormwood herb, aloe vera, triticum aestivum, germinated barley foodstuff, en boswellia serrata.

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Foto: Boswellia serrata

Het is toch echt belachelijk gezien de positieve resultaten dat deze onderzoekers maar 27 gerandomiseerde studies konden vinden in de laatste 20 jaar (van april 1993 tot april 2014) naar het voorkomen en bestrijden van chronische ontstekingen in darmen en maag door planten en kruiden.

Een citaat uit de conclusies: 

In chronische ontstekingen (ulcerative colitis), aloe vera gel, triticum aestivum, andrographis paniculata extract en topical Xilei-san waren superieur aan placebo in het bewerkstelligen van een complete remissie of klinische respons en curcumin (curcuma) was superieur aan placebo in het in stand houden van een totale remissie; boswellia serrata gum resin en plantago ovata zaden waren even effectief dan het chemische medicijn mesalazine. Oenothera biennis had dezelfde cijfers van een respons dan omega-3 vetzuren in de behandeling van chronische darmontstekingen (ulcerative colitis). In de ziekte van Crohn, mastic gum, Artemisia absinthium, en Tripterygium wilfordii waren superieur aan placebo in het bewerkstelligen van een totale remissie en in het voorkomen van een recidief na operatie. Fytotherapie (planten en kruiden therapie) bewerkstelligt hun therapeutische effecten door verschillende mechanismen, waaronder immuunregulatie, antioxydante activiteit, remming en stoppen van leukotriene B4 en nuclear factor-kappa B, en voorkomt ontstaan van bloedproppen.

Het volledige studierapport: Herbal and plant therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is gratis in te zien of te downloaden.

Hier het abstract:

Herbal therapies exert their therapeutic benefit by different mechanisms including immune regulation, antioxidant activity, inhibition of leukotriene B4 and nuclear factor-kappa B, and antiplatelet activity. Large, double-blind clinical studies assessing the most commonly used natural substances should urgently be conducted.

Ann Gastroenterol. 2015 Apr-Jun; 28(2): 210–220.
PMCID: PMC4367210

Herbal and plant therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Abstract

The use of herbal therapy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing worldwide. The aim of this study was to review the literature on the efficacy of herbal therapy in IBD patients. Studies on herbal therapy for IBD published in Medline and Embase were reviewed, and response to treatment and remission rates were recorded. Although the number of the relevant clinical studies is relatively small, it can be assumed that the efficacy of herbal therapies in IBD is promising. The most important clinical trials conducted so far refer to the use of mastic gum, tormentil extracts, wormwood herb, aloe vera, triticum aestivum, germinated barley foodstuff, and boswellia serrata. In ulcerative colitis, aloe vera gel, triticum aestivum, andrographis paniculata extract and topical Xilei-san were superior to placebo in inducing remission or clinical response, and curcumin was superior to placebo in maintaining remission; boswellia serrata gum resin and plantago ovata seeds were as effective as mesalazine, whereas oenothera biennis had similar relapse rates as ω-3 fatty acids in the treatment of ulcerative colitis. In Crohn’s disease, mastic gum, Artemisia absinthium, and Tripterygium wilfordii were superior to placebo in inducing remission and preventing clinical postoperative recurrence, respectively. Herbal therapies exert their therapeutic benefit by different mechanisms including immune regulation, antioxidant activity, inhibition of leukotriene B4 and nuclear factor-kappa B, and antiplatelet activity. Large, double-blind clinical studies assessing the most commonly used natural substances should urgently be conducted.

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