antidiarrheals/vomiting

Hermannia incana Cav. is a prostrate herb used to treat diarrhea, stomach ache, nausea and vomiting, by the people of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The phytochemical screening as well as the antidiarrheal activity of H. incana leaf extract at 200, 400 and 600 mg/kg body weight was evaluated

BACKGROUND Seirogan, an herbal medication containing wood creosote, a mixture of simple phenolic (single-ring)compounds, has been marketed in Asia for the past century as an antidiarrheal and antispasmodic medication. This was the first randomized, double-blind study of this herbal medication in

Tropisetron, a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, was evaluated as antiemetic prophylaxis during postoperative abdominal irradiation of ovarian carcinoma patients. Twenty consecutive women with Stages I-III (FIGO) epithelial ovarian carcinomas were included. At the start of radiotherapy all patients were

BACKGROUND Because of the antisecretory potential of L-histidine in the intestinal tract, its antidiarrheal effects were determined in cholera. METHODS In a double-blind trial of 126 adult male patients with cholera, L-histidine (2.5 g/L) was mixed with a rice-based oral rehydration solution (ORS)

Oral tropisetron, a 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 (serotonin3) [5-HT3]-receptor antagonist, at a dose of 5mg daily was evaluated as antiemetic prophylaxis during postoperative abdominal irradiation. 20 women with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage I to III ovarian

BACKGROUND Chronic functional diarrhea is an embarrassing symptom, causing the impairment of the quality of life. OBJECTIVE We looked for the effect of two antidiarrheal drugs, diosmectite and loperamide on the psychosocial adjustment to illness, a predictor for the health-related quality of life,

Acute diarrhoea in children is a common presentation in both the general practice and hospital emergency department settings. Current practice focuses on the prevention and management of dehydration in young children. However, general practitioners may not be aware of recommendations against the use

To assess amount of drug overuse we studied drug prescribing for common childhood problems by 65 general practitioners (GPs) and 29 paediatricians. A total of 2433 encounters between GPs or paediatricians and children under five years of age were observed. The presenting complaints were fever in

A multicentre trial was carried out to find out the safety and efficacy of 15(S)15 methyl PGF2α (Prostin 15M, Upjohn) for induction of menses in early pregnancy (up to 49 days). Two hundred and eighty-four cases were recruited for the study. All patients received two doses of 0.5 mg (2.0 ml) Prostin

Prostaglandin F2 alpha was administered intravenous drip in 130 patients with missed, incomplete inevitable and septic abortion, intrauterine death and vesicular mole and for therapeutic termination of midtrimester pregnancies. In 84 patients (control group), no prophylactic antiemetic or

Mid-trimester abortion was successfully induced in 70 of 71 patients by administration of vaginal PGE2 suppositories. The one patient who failed to abort with this method was pregnant in the blind horn of a duplex uterus. The mean abortion time for the successful inductions was 11.88 hours.

The effectiveness of intramuscular 15-methyl-prostaglandin F2alpha (15-methyl-PGF2alpha) application for therapeutic abortion was studied in 16 women during the first and second trimester (12 to 17 weeks) of pregnancy. 250 microgram 15-methyl-PGF2alpha were administered initial and at intervals of 2

In order to explore the correlation between the medicinal properties，efficacy and application in the same genetic relationship，explain the scientific connotation of the medicinal properties and effects of traditional Chinese medicines(TCM)，promote the academic development of the theory of

Cannabis has been used to treat various afflictions throughout the centuries, including nausea, vomiting, and pain. It has also been used recreationally for its psychotropic properties, which can include a pleasurable 'high' feeling and a decrease in anxiety and tension; however, other may

OBJECTIVE The feasibility of administering vinorelbine (Navelbine, Burroughs Wellcome Co, Research Triangle Park, NC), a semisynthetic vinca alkaloid with broad activity, as a liquid-filled gelatin capsule was evaluated in a bioavailability (F) and pharmacokinetic study. METHODS Each of 17 cancer