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1 | Abstract Title | Review article: complementary and alternative therapies for inflammatory bowel disease. |
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2 | Abstract Source | Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Feb 1;23(3):341-9. |
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3 | Abstract Author(s) | Langmead, L. & Rampton, D. |
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4 | Article Affiliation | Department of Gastroenterology, UCLH, 2nd Floor Maple House, Ground Floor Rosenheim Wing, 25 Grafton Way, London WC1E 6DB, UK. |
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5 | Abstract | Complementary and alternative medicine includes a wide range of practices and therapies outside the realms of conventional western medicine. Despite a lack of scientific data in the form of controlled trials for either efficacy or safety of complementary and alternative medicine, use by patients with inflammatory bowel disease, particularly of herbal therapies, is widespread and increasing. There is limited controlled evidence indicating efficacy of traditional Chinese medicines, aloe vera gel, wheat grass juice, Boswellia serrata and bovine colostrum enemas in ulcerative colitis. Encouraging results have also been reported in small studies of acupuncture for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Contrary to popular belief, natural therapies are not necessarily safe: fatal hepatic and irreversible renal failure have occurred with some preparations and interactions with conventional drugs are potentially dangerous. There is a need for further controlled clinical trials of the potential efficacy of complementary and alternative approaches in inflammatory bowel disease, together with enhanced legislation to maximize their quality and safety. |
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6 | Summary | Bovine colostrum has a range of potentially beneficial constituents which include immunoglobulins and growth factors. Fourteen patients with mild to moderately severe distal colitis, received colostrum enemas, after 4 weeks, the colostrum group showed a mean reduction in symptom score. The histological score improved in five of the eight patients in the colostrum group. |
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7 | Article Published Date | 16/01/2006. |
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8 | Study Type | Review. |
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9 | Substances | Colostrum. |
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10 | Diseases | Ulcerative colitis. |
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11 | Pharmacological Actions | Alnti ulcer. |
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12 | Link | https://goo.gl/YsNbyx |
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