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Functional dyspepsia – Medicinal plants for treatment (II)

Phytotherapy

The use of herbal medicine in functional dyspepsia is an effective therapeutic, safe and relatively quick. According to the predominant symptoms that presents with the disorder, the most frequently used medicinal plants are those with digestive and carminative activity.

functional dyspepsia - medicinal plants for treatmentChamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.)

The drug consists of the inflorescences collected at the time of flowering. It contains up to 1% of essential oil, flavonoids (luteolin, quercitrin, rutin, etc..) Sesquiterpene lactones, mucilages, Hydroxycoumarins, phenolic acids and tannins.

Stresses its activity in the digestive process: increased production of gastrointestinal juices, relaxes smooth muscle, reduces the proteolytic activity of pepsin and exerts a protective effect against peptic ulcer formation by aspirin.

On the other hand, the essential oil exerts a potent anti-inflammatory effect and a slight sedative effect. (more…)

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Benefits and Contraindications of Chamomile

ChamomileChamomile is one of the most common plants within the spectrum of phytotherapy. It has very good properties to offer with very few contraindications (and very punctuated). For this reason, if you want to find out more about them just read this article.

Chamomile is a plant with white flowers and yellow very popular within the world of herbal medicine and natural remedies. This plant is part of various preparations because of its good benefits.

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Remedies to The Problems of Breastfeeding

BreastfeedingLactation is a period in the life of a woman (which may take 6 months or more), which arises after giving birth and whose purpose is to feed your baby.

However, sometimes problems arise during lactation that involve changes in the skin of the breasts and nipples and lack of milk production among others.

Cracked nipples

They are small lesions or injuries that occur in the nipple generally due to poor positioning of the baby to suck or because he has spent too long in the chest.

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