Could be Phytotherapy Implemented to Vaginal Discharge Treatment?
Tomáš Fait *
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty Hospital Motol and 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: Vaginal device NaturGyn Scarlett® (Shaanxi Zhongbang Pharma - tech. Co. Ltd) was developed thousands of years ago for treatment of vaginal discharge and discomfort. It contains 8 herbal substances at standardised percentage.
Methods: The efficacy of this corpuscle is nearly 90% according to some small observations studies but there is no evidence based on medical data. We reviewed the literature in MEDLINE for each of its substances.
Results: Efficacy of the corpuscle could be explained by contents of herbal drugs - Cnidii Fructus, Stemona Sessilifolia, Belvedere fruit, Wormwoodlike motherwort herb, Glabrous greenbrier rhizome, Chinese angelica root, Chinese ligusticum rhizome and borneol.
Conclusions: NaturGyn Scarlett® can be used either for chronic discharge management or as a part of therapy between eradication of pathogen and restitution of vaginal environment by probiotics.
Keywords: Phytotherapy, vaginal discharge, classical Chinese medicine, vaginal device