Viburnum opulus L.: A remedy for the. treatment of endometriosis demonstrated by rat model of surgically-induced endometriosis


Saltana G., SÜNTAR İ., ÖZBİLGİN S., Ilhan M., DEMİREL M. A., ÖZ B. E., ...More

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.193, pp.450-455, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 193
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.09.029
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.450-455
  • Keywords: Viburnum opulus, Cytokine, Experimental endometriosis model, Rat, ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES, ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, HERBAL MEDICINE, ACID, REGRESSION, DIVERSITY, CYTOKINES, GENOTYPES, EXPLANTS, LANTANA
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Endometriosis is a gynecological disorder characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. The fruits of Viburnum opulus L. have been used to treat gynecological disorders including primary and secondary dysmenorrhea and ovarian cysts.