Herbal Medicine and Diarrhoea

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Cochrane Reviews:

• Herbal medicines for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome JP Liu, M Yang, YX Liu, ML Wei, S GrimsgaardYear: 2006

• Herbal medicines for treating HIV infection and AIDS JP Liu, E Manheimer, M YangYear: 2005

Bandolier:

• Herbal Medicine for IBS

Journal Articles

• Assessment of antidiarrhoeal activity of the methanol extract of Xylocarpus granatum bark in mice modelJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 109, Issue 3, 12 February 2007, Pages 539-542Razina Rouf, Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Jamil Ahmad Shilpi and Mahiuddin Alamgir

• Some unique ethnomedicinal uses of plants used by the Korku tribe of Amravati district of Maharashtra, IndiaJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 107, Issue 3, 11 October 2006, Pages 463-469S.D. Jagtap, S.S. Deokule and S.V. Bhosle

• Anti-diarrheal effect of Galla Chinensis on the Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin and ganglioside interactionJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 103, Issue 3, 20 February 2006, Pages 385-391Jaw-Chyun Chen, Tin-Yun Ho, Yuan-Shiun Chang, Shih-Lu Wu and Chien-Yun Hsiang

• Screening of Echinops ellenbeckii and Echinops longisetus for biological activities and chemical constituentsPhytomedicine, Volume 12, Issue 9, 15 September 2005, Pages 675-679A. Hymete, T.-H. Iversen, J. Rohloff and B. Erko

• Anti-diarrhoeal activity of Butea monosperma in experimental animalsJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 98, Issue 3, 26 April 2005, Pages 241-244A. Gunakkunru, K. Padmanaban, P. Thirumal, J. Pritila, G. Parimala, N. Vengatesan, N. Gnanasekar, James B. Perianayagam, S.K. Sharma and K.K. Pillai

• Anti-diarrhoeal and ulcer-protective effects of the aqueous root extract of Guiera senegalensis in rodentsJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 97, Issue 3, 21 March 2005, Pages 549-554S.O. Aniagu, L.G. Binda, F.C. Nwinyi, A. Orisadipe, S. Amos, C. Wambebe and K. Gamaniel

• Antimicrobial activity of Securidaca longipedunculataPhytomedicine, Volume 11, Issues 7-8, 25 November 2004, Pages 701-703U. Ajali and B. K. C. Chukwurah

• Multicenter, double-blind, randomized comparison ofwood creosote, the principal active ingredient of seirogan, an herbal antidiarrheal medication, and loperamide in adults with acute nonspecific diarrheaClinical Therapeutics, Volume 26, Issue 10, October 2004, Pages 1644-1651Tomoo Kuge, Takashi Shibata and Michael S. Willett

• Comparison of two Chinese medical herbs, Huangbai and Qianniuzi, on influence of short circuit current across the rat intestinal epitheliaJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 93, Issue 1, July 2004, Pages 21-25Jong-Chang Tsai, Shuli Tsai and Weng-Cheng Chang

• Anti-diarrheal and spasmolytic activities and acute toxicity study of Soonkijangquebo, a herbal anti-diarrheal formulaJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 91, Issue 1, March 2004, Pages 75-80Seung-Duk Ryu, Chang-Shin Park, Hyun-Moon Baek, Sun-Hye Baek, Sung-Yeoun Hwang and Woon-Gye Chung

• Study of antidiarrhoeal activity of four medicinal plants in castor-oil induced diarrhoeaJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 76, Issue 1, June 2001, Pages 73-76F. Gricilda Shoba and Molly Thomas

• Antispasmodic and anti-diarrhoeal effect of Satureja hortensis L. essential oilJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 71, Issues 1-2, July 2000, Pages 187-192Valiollah Hajhashemi, Hassan Sadraei, Ali Reza Ghannadi and Mandana Mohseni

• Epidemiology and management of diarrheal disease in HIV infected patientsInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 3, Issue 3, Spring 1999, Pages 164-167Elly T. Katabira

• Anti-diarrheal and spasmolytic activities and acute toxicity study of Soonkijangquebo, a herbal anti-diarrheal formulaJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 91, Issue 1, March 2004, Pages 75-80Seung-Duk Ryu, Chang-Shin Park, Hyun-Moon Baek, Sun-Hye Baek, Sung-Yeoun Hwang and Woon-Gye Chung

• Assessment of antidiarrhoeal activity of the methanol extract of Xylocarpus granatum bark in mice modelJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 109, Issue 3, 12 February 2007, Pages 539-542Razina Rouf, Shaikh Jamal Uddin, Jamil Ahmad Shilpi and Mahiuddin Alamgir

• Multicenter, double-blind, randomized comparison ofwood creosote, the principal active ingredient of seirogan, an herbal antidiarrheal medication, and loperamide in adults with acute nonspecific diarrheaClinical Therapeutics, Volume 26, Issue 10, October 2004, Pages 1644-1651Tomoo Kuge, Takashi Shibata and Michael S. Willett

• Anti-diarrheal effect of Galla Chinensis on the Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin and ganglioside interactionJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 103, Issue 3, 20 February 2006, Pages 385-391Jaw-Chyun Chen, Tin-Yun Ho, Yuan-Shiun Chang, Shih-Lu Wu and Chien-Yun Hsiang

• Some unique ethnomedicinal uses of plants used by the Korku tribe of Amravati district of Maharashtra, IndiaJournal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 107, Issue 3, 11 October 2006, Pages 463-469S.D. Jagtap, S.S. Deokule and S.V. Bhosle

• Tong-xie-ning, a Chinese herbal formula, in treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Chin Med J (Engl). 2006 Dec 20;119(24):2114-9
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  Wang G, Li TQ, Wang L, Xia Q, Chang J, Zhang Y, Wan MH, Guo J, Cheng Y, Huang X, Zhang RM.
  Studies on Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre leaves: understanding the mechanism(s) of action in infectious diarrhea.J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2006 Aug;7(8):665-74.

• Dendukuri N, Costa V, McGregor M, Brophy JM.
  Probiotic therapy for the prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea: a systematic review.CMAJ. 2005 Jul 19;173(2):167-70. Review. Erratum in: CMAJ. 2005 Aug 16;173(4):345.

• Cooke C, Carr I, Abrams K, Mayberry J.
  Arrowroot as a treatment for diarrhoea in irritable bowel syndrome patients: a pilot study.Arq Gastroenterol. 2000 Jan-Mar;37(1):20-4.

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