Zeqiri Aurel, Dermaku-Sopjani Miribane, Sopjani Mentor
Bratisl Lek Listy. 2022;123(12):913-918. doi: 10.4149/BLL_2022_147.
Medicinal plants exert therapeutic effects or have beneficial healing functions on the human or animal body. Medicinal plants are widely used in traditional medicine as an interesting alternative and/or complementary to science-based medicine. Compared to chemical drugs, medicinal plants have a lower risk of side effects, are eco-friendly, and have cost-effective production. This encouraged researchers to extensively exploit them for their therapeutic use. One of the most well-known medicinal plants is Vitex agnus-castus L., which belongs to the Verbenaceae family. This shrub tree is mainly grown in tropical and sub-tropical regions. The parts of VAC, especially berries and leaves, contain essential oils, flavonoids, and diterpenes. Many medical benefits of VAC have already been reported, including mastalgia, regulating menstrual cycles and premenstrual complaints, and infertility. Respiratory and cardiovascular effects are also reported. In this review, we will analyze and characterize the known roles of VAC in mastalgia, as well as the mechanism of action reported in in vitro and/or in vivo studies, and show the potential for alternative therapeutic uses in mastalgia, also known as breast pain (Fig. 2, Ref. 40). Keywords: mastalgia, Vitex agnus-castus, therapy, traditional medicine.
药用植物对人体或动物体具有治疗作用或有益的愈合功能。药用植物在传统医学中被广泛用作基于科学的医学的有趣替代和/或补充。与化学药物相比，药用植物副作用风险较低，生态友好，生产成本效益高。这鼓励研究人员广泛开发它们用于治疗用途。最著名的药用植物之一是马鞭草科的贞节树。这种灌木树主要生长在热带和亚热带地区。贞节树的各个部位，尤其是浆果和叶子，含有精油、黄酮类化合物和二萜类化合物。贞节树的许多医学益处已经被报道，包括乳房疼痛、调节月经周期和经前不适以及不孕症。也有关于其呼吸和心血管作用的报道。在本综述中，我们将分析和描述贞节树在乳房疼痛中的已知作用，以及体外和/或体内研究中报道的作用机制，并展示其在乳房疼痛（也称为乳腺疼痛）中替代治疗用途的潜力（图2，参考文献40）。关键词：乳房疼痛；贞节树；治疗；传统医学。
