Black Cohosh and St. John's Wort (GYNO-Plus®) for Climacteric Symptoms
| Autor: | Yu Il Lee, Da Jung Chung, Kyungah Jeong, Sung Eun Hur, Hye Yeon Kim, SiHyun Cho, Ki Hyun Park, Byung Seok Lee, Joo Hyun Park, Sang Wook Bai, Min Sun Cho, Cheong Mee Kim, Ju Youn Hwang, Sung Ki Lee |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Cimicifuga
Black cohosh law.invention Placebos Double-Blind Method law medicine St. John's wort Humans Traditional medicine biology climacteric symptoms business.industry Plant Extracts Cimicifuga racemosa Hypericum perforatum Estrogens General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Perimenopause Hot Flashes Original Article Female Vaginal atrophy Climacteric business Phytotherapy Hypericum |
| Zdroj: | Yonsei Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1976-2437 0513-5796 |
| Popis: | Purpose This study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) and St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) in women with climacteric symptoms, and to assess their effects on vaginal atrophy, hormone levels, and lipid profiles. Materials and Methods In this double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter study, 89 peri- or postmenopausal women experiencing climacteric symptoms were treated with St. John's wort and black cohosh extract (Gynoplus®), Jin-Yang Pharm., Seoul, Korea) or a matched placebo for 12 weeks. Climacteric complaints were evaluated by the Kupperman Index (KI) initially and at 4 and 12 weeks following treatment. Vaginal maturation indices, serum estradiol, FSH, LH, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride levels were measured before and after treatment. From the initial 89 participants, 77 completed the trial (42 in the Gynoplus group, 35 in the placebo group). Results Baseline characteristics were not significantly different between the two groups. Mean KI scores and hot flushes after 4 and 12 weeks were significantly lower in the Gynoplus group. Differences in superficial cell proportion were not statistically significant. HDL levels decreased in the control group from 60.20 ± 16.37 to 56.63 ± 12.67, and increased in the Gynoplus group from 58.32 ± 11.64 to 59.74 ± 10.54; this was statistically significant (p = 0.04). Conclusion Black cohosh and St. John's wort combination was found to be effective in alleviating climacteric symptoms and might provide benefits to lipid metabolism. |
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