We offer you an article about additional methods of treatment that have shown their effectiveness in the treatment of endometriosis.
Natural Treatments and Endometriosis / Delivery 1
La endometriosis It is a chronic and painful disease in which the endometrium (the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus) grows out of its usual place and extends beyond the uterus. This abnormal development usually occurs in the pelvic cavity, but can affect any part of the body. The ectopic tissue reacts in the same way as the tissue inside the uterus to ovarian hormones, which are ultimately responsible for the disease, so this disease only appears during a woman's reproductive life. AT main symptoms of the disease it is pain (in various forms, but usually always very severe) and difficulties with pregnancy (it is estimated that about 30% of patients with endometriosis are infertile).
The usual treatment for the disease consists of: take anti-inflammatory drugs to relieve pain and the use of hormones that inhibit the growth of ectopic tissue. Although they are very effective, they are not without side effects, which is why many patients ask us about the possibility of using natural therapies to replace them. Our opinion is very clear: today the best methods of treating a disease are those prescribed by doctors who know their business. However, this does not preclude the use of complementary natural therapies (not alternatives). That is why we want to offer you an article about additional procedures which have shown some utility in the treatment of this disease.
Herbal products in the treatment of endometriosis
These products usually consist of mixtures of 10 to 20 herbal ingredients. They are usually prescribed as an infusion or in the form of tablets or capsules. This is one of the types of complementary therapies, the effectiveness of which is confirmed by scientific data. Research has focused on 1) clinical parameters, including lesion size, measured by ultrasound, 2) pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea, measured using an analogue pain scale, 3) laboratory parameters, including molecules associated with immune response or inflammation, and 4) animal experiments with direct measurement of the size of the lesions.
Table 1 lists the main herbal teas and proprietary herbal capsules for the treatment of endometriosis. As can be clearly seen, they all come from traditional Chinese medicine (some have been used since ancient times, such as from the Han Dynasty), and although, on the one hand, they are difficult to obtain in our environment, on the other hand, some of their components are unlikely whether they are acceptable to Western patients, we wanted to include them in this article because there is scientific evidence to support their effectiveness.Thus, it was shown that XZD facilitates dismenore, reduces the size of ectopic lesions and improves fertility in patients with endometriosis. These studies were both observational, using only XZD and comparative with Western medicine preparations, such as mifprovon or Danazole. Other studies have shown that XCHD can reduce the levels of estrogen or enzyme the P450 Aromatase (which is responsible for the production of estrogen), such as the COX-2 enzyme, which plays a decisive role in the regulation of inflammatory effects of endometriosis. There are also studies that suggest that other drugs, such as QYK or YWN, are effective in the treatment of endometriosis in laboratory animals. Similarly, herbal capsules, such as GFC or SZC, also showed their effectiveness in the treatment of endometriosis.
Other recent studies also showed that the use of some isolated herbal extracts (not in combination) can improve the symptoms of endometriosis. Among these extracts are some, such as Puerarin, Turmeric, Turmeric, resveratrol or green tea.
Thus, it is known that turmeric is capable of activating microcirculation and has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antiproliferative properties. Many studies have shown its effectiveness both in humans and laboratory animals. Puerarine is an isoflavon contained in Suel, which acts as weak estrogen, capable of reduced both levels of circulating estrogen, and levels of metalloprotease and VEGF, molecules involved in the development and maintenance of endometrioid lesions. Resveratrol is a molecule extracted mainly from grapes with a large antioxidant ability, and it has been shown that in combination with contraceptives, it is able to repeatedly enhance their anesthetic effect. Finally, some green tea extracts showed their ability to prevent the formation of new endometrium lesions in laboratory animals.