hypericum and Osteoporosis

Review on complementary and alternative therapies for climacteric symptoms.. Search for publications about complementary or alternative treatments for climacteric symptoms based on Cochrane Library and Medline (1966-2006) including the references from the identified clinical trials and reviews.. Cimicifuga may influence climacteric symptoms, especially hot flushes. Results for phytoestrogens, hop and Salvia seem promising but are less convincing. St. John's wort is an option for the treatment of moderate depressive symptoms. Phytoestrogens seem to have some potential for the prevention of osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases. Results for the influence of lifestyle on hot flushes are conflicting, but interventions have demonstrated their use for the prevention of osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases.. Lifestyle modifications, Cimicifuga and phytoestrogens may relieve climacteric symptoms. Phytoestrogens and Cimicifuga should not be given to breast cancer survivors.

Topics: Acupuncture; Adult; Aged; Aromatherapy; Breast Neoplasms; Cardiovascular Diseases; Case-Control Studies; Cimicifuga; Climacteric; Cohort Studies; Complementary Therapies; Contraindications; Depression; Diet; Dioscorea; Exercise; Female; Homeopathy; Hot Flashes; Humans; Humulus; Hydrotherapy; Hypericum; Life Style; Longitudinal Studies; MEDLINE; Middle Aged; Osteoporosis; Phytoestrogens; Phytotherapy; Plant Extracts; Postmenopause; Prospective Studies; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Relaxation Therapy; Salvia; Stress, Physiological; Surveys and Questionnaires; Survivors; Trifolium

This article reviews complementary and alternative therapies for advanced prostate cancer. This is not a comprehensive survey of nontraditional therapies for prostate cancer. Rather, this review focuses on alternative and complementary therapies with published studies to evaluate efficacy and safety. Three areas are addressed: alternative forms of hormonal therapy, management of side effects of hormonal therapy, and management of skeletal complications.

Topics: Acupuncture; Adenocarcinoma; Androgen Antagonists; Androgens; Anemia; Anticarcinogenic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; Breast Neoplasms; Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic; Complementary Therapies; Depression; Diphosphonates; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Erythropoietin; Female; Flushing; Humans; Hypericum; Male; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent; Osteoporosis; Phytotherapy; Pilot Projects; Plant Extracts; Prospective Studies; Prostatic Hyperplasia; Prostatic Neoplasms; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Serenoa

Topics: Antidepressive Agents; Asthma; Continuity of Patient Care; Family Practice; Hepatitis C; Humans; Hypericum; Osteoporosis; Perylene; Physician-Patient Relations; Plants, Medicinal; Quercetin; United States; Xanthenes