Pycnogenol to treat acute hemorrhoids
Researchers from G D’Annunzio University, in Italy tell us Pycnogenol, both in oral and in topical form, is effective.
First, the details.
- 84 people having acute attacks of hemorrhoids were assigned to a treatment group within less than 48 hours of onset.
- Pycnogenol
- Placebo
- They were evaluated after 7 days of treatment and again, 7 days later.
And, the results.
- The decrease in signs and symptoms of acute external hemorrhoids was significantly greater with Pycnogenol vs placebo.
- In a group of patients given topical (0.5%) Pycnogenol in addition to oral Pycnogenol the improvement in symptoms was reported significantly faster and was more pronounced.
- The most prominent symptom, hemorrhoidal bleeding, was absent in all patients treated with Pycnogenol after treatment and 14 days later.
- In contrast, bleeding was still observed in the placebo group during the 2 weeks follow-up.
The bottom line?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a negative study of Pycnogenol in the past 3 and-a-half years since the start of The CAM Report. The treated conditions are diverse and the results appear consistent.
In the next few weeks we will review in detail.
1/17/10 21:15 JR