Rivas SS, Valido DA, Blanco MF

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ABSTRACT

Background: the preclinical studies that in their habitual form precede the use of a conventional drug, could become a solution to testing therapeutic actions of natural medications such as the Bach flowers. The acute inflammation and the experimental models that simulate it are very useful tools in this direction.
Objective: to evaluate the antinflammatory activity of the Bach flower essence in an acute inflammation model in rats.
Methods: a pilot experimental preclinical study, controlled and blindly randomized, was carried out at the UTEX of the Medical Sciences University of Villa Clara on December 2010. The experimental model consisted on the induction of plantar oedema with Dextran. 5 groups of 6 animals were formed (30 rats in total). They were treated with Beech and Vervain essences and Rescue Remedy respectively; while the remaining 2 formed the control group (negative with placebo and positive with Diphenhydramine).
Results: different effects in the treatments were observed. Beech and Vervain showed antinflammatory properties with significant differences form placebo, condition that endorse their use in the treatment of pathologies where inflammation is a common factor. These actions were selective because Beech had an immediate effect and Vervain showed its activity on the inflammation in the third hour. Other preparation, the Rescue Remedy, showed that its activity was not different from placebo.

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