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Prunus domestica as effective and acceptable treatmentfor stool softening and relief of constipation symptoms |
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| Creator | Mohaddese Mahboubi |
| Title | Prunus domestica as effective and acceptable treatmentfor stool softening and relief of constipation symptoms |
| Publisher | Research and Development Office, Prince of Songkla University |
| Publication Year | 2021 |
| Journal Title | Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) |
| Journal Vol. | 43 |
| Journal No. | 4 |
| Page no. | 1183-1189 |
| Keyword | Prunus domestica, prune, plum, constipation, bloating |
| URL Website | https://rdo.psu.ac.th/sjstweb/index.php |
| ISSN | 0125-3395 |
| Abstract | Constipation, a worldwide gastrointestinal disorder needs to osmotic and stimulant laxatives. The use of herbalmedicines as laxative agents is prevalent in folk and traditional medicines. Prunus L. and especially P. domestica delicious fruitsare popular as remedy for constipation. According to traditional beliefs P. domestica relaxes the stomach and expels the yellowbile. According to traditional belief, we searched in different resources, books, thesis, etc. The results exhibited that P. domesticais used as mild to moderate laxative in modern medicines. The use of P. domestica is associated with normal bowel orgastrointestinal or colonic functions that are the result of reduction in transit time, bulking the stool, and increased in thefrequency of bowel movement. P. domestica can be used in pregnant and breast-feeding mothers. The only adverse effect of P.domestica is its bloating effects in some clinical studies. P. domestica fruits can be used in laxative formulations with otherlaxatives or alone for improvement of gastrointestinal functions. |
