Ginger is a herbaceous plant of the Zingiberaceae family. The dried rhizome is the part containing the active principles of the plant: the essential oil (mainly composed of zingiberene), gingerols, and shogaols (the main responsible for the pungent taste), resins, and mucilages. Clinical studies have shown that gingerols and shogaols are the main contributors to the digestive activity of ginger, acting on the 5HT3 receptors present both in the stomach and intestines. They therefore stimulate gastric secretions and promote gastric emptying. They are also excellent anti-inflammatories: they inhibit the inflammatory cascade by blocking certain enzymes (LOX and COX), which are important for the synthesis and release of prostaglandins.
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Assessment report on Zingiber Officinale rhizome EMA/HMPC/577856/2010
The Fennel is a perennial herbaceous plant. The essential oil is extracted by distillation and offers multiple therapeutic properties such as: digestive, antispasmodic, carminative, diuretic; in fact, it stimulates the production and flow of bile, relaxes the smooth muscles by acting on the modulation of the of cellular calcium directly. Indicated for those who suffer from all disorders of intestinal function, such as meteorism, flatulence, aerophagia, colic and hiccups.
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Assessment report on Foeniculum volgaris miller aetheroleum/HMPC/263692/2006
The prickly pear is a succulent plant belonging to the Cactaceae family. A purified fiber is obtained from the leaves, rich in opuntiamannans, polysaccharides which have the ability to bind ingested fats and sugars, making them less assimilable for the body, which thus eliminates them without being able to use them.
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Effects of Cactus Fiber on the Excretion of Dietary Fat in Healthy Subjects: A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Clinical Investigation Ralf Uebelhack, MD, PhD,1 Regina Busch,2 Felix Alt,2 Zhi-Ming Beah,3,⁎ and Pee-Win Chong3Curr Ther Res Clin Exp. 2014 Dec; 76: 39–44
Mint is a herbaceous, perennial plant, 50-60 cm tall, equipped with a fibrous, branched rhizome. It is a renowned plant used since ancient times, both in culinary and herbal contexts, especially for its menthol content, the most active part of the phytocomplex found in the essential oil. In vitro, it has shown antispasmodic activity on intestinal tissues, inhibiting the spontaneous contractility of the colon by acting on intracellular calcium influx. It is particularly indicated in cases of irritable bowel syndrome. Menthol has also been shown to have a broncomucotropic activity, meaning it stimulates the production of cellular mucus at the bronchial level.
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Assessment report on Mentha piperita aetheroleum. EMA/HMPC/349465/2006
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