VALERIANA Y EMBARAZO

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Segun tengo entendido, no hay Randomized Controlled trials que valoren el uso de valeriana en el embarazo. O por lo menos yo no he encontrado ninguno.

Traduccion chapucera de parte del articulo Herbal medicine in pregnancy. Graham Pinn FRCP FRACP, General Consultanta, f1 and Linda Pallett BN EM FCNA, Nurse Practice Coordinatorb

El Comite cientifico the medicina herbal en 1996 llego a la conclusion de que valeriana no deberia ser utilizada sin que se hagan mas estudios. No hay evidencia cientifica de los beneficios y seguridad de valeriana, pero un estudio frances que se llevo a cabo en el año dos mil muestra que un diez por ciento de las mujeres francesas tomaban este medicamento.



Both valerian (Valeriana officinalis) and St
John’s Wort (Hyperi***** perforatum) were used
in our study (Table 2). There is little information
about their use in pregnancy, apart from case
reports (Grush et al. 199[img]images/forum/icons/icon_cool.gif[/img]. The ESCOP Committee
suggests St John’s Wort should not be
used without more study (Scientific Committee
Herbal medicine in pregnancy of ESCOP 1996). Despite lack of evidence of
benefit or safety, the recent French study showed
that over 10%of pregnant women were taking
valerian (Lacroix et al. 2000).

Graham Pinn FRCP FRACP, General Consultanta, f1 and Linda Pallett BN EM FCNA, Nurse Practice Coordinatorb
a Dubai London Clinic, 12119, Dubai, UAE
b Ante-natal Clinic, Nambour General Hospital, Queensland, Australia

Available online 29 June 2002.

Abstract

The objective of the study was to assess the frequency of alternative medical usage in an antenatal population. A survey of alternative medicine usage was carried out among 305 consecutive patients over 2 months at their registration in mid-pregnancy at an Australian Antenatal Clinic. The study showed that something like 40% of patients used alternative medical therapy, including 12% herbal therapy. No specific study of pregnancy outcome was carried out, but it is of concern that some herbs taken had the potential to adversely affect pregnancy outcome. The herbal therapies commonly used in pregnancy are reviewed with their potential complications; examples of toxicity are also discussed. It is important to obtain a herbal medicine history at any time but particularly in pregnancy. Herbs may have unrecognised effects on pregnancy or labour, have interactions with prescribed medications and have potentially serious complications for the foetus.



[ Este mensaje fue editado por: miro_onreturn el 30-01-2008 19:27 ]