Complementary and alternative medicine for gastroparesis

Linda A Lee; Jiande Chen; Jieyun Yin

doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2014.11.011

Complementary and alternative medicine for gastroparesis

Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2015 Mar;44(1):137-50. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2014.11.011. Epub 2014 Dec 29.

Authors

Linda A Lee¹, Jiande Chen², Jieyun Yin³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Integrative Medicine & Digestive Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2360 West Joppa Road, Suite 200, Lutherville, MD 20193, USA. Electronic address: llee12@jhmi.edu.
² Clinical Motility Lab, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 4940 Eastern Avenue, A-505, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
³ Veterans Research and Education Foundation, VA Medical Center, 921 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.

PMID: 25667029
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2014.11.011

Abstract

Complementary and alternative medicine is of great interest to patients with gastrointestinal disorders and some will choose to ask their health care providers about those therapies for which some scientific evidence exists. This review focuses on those therapies most commonly used by patients, namely acupuncture/electroacupuncture and various herbal formulations that have been the focus of clinical and laboratory investigation. A discussion of their possible mechanisms of action and the results of clinical studies are summarized.

Keywords: Acupuncture; Gastrointestinal motility; Marijuana; Rikkunshito; STW 5.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acupuncture Therapy / methods
Complementary Therapies / methods*
Gastroparesis / therapy*
Humans
Phytotherapy / methods
Plant Extracts / therapeutic use

Substances

Plant Extracts