Management of Dyspepsia with Enterica®, Dyspepsia® and Natural Pain Killer® herbal-combination at the Centre for Plant Medicine Research Clinic, Ghana

Abstract

IntroductionThis observational study validated the efficacy of a combination of three herbal preparations (Mist Dyspepsia®, Mist Enterica®, and Natural Pain Killer® (NPK)) in patients with symptoms of dyspepsia who visited the Clinic of the Centre for Plant Medicine Research (CPMR), Mampong-Akuapem, Ghana. MethodThe Short Form Leeds Dyspepsia Questionnaire (SF-LDQ) was used to assess the presence, severity, frequency, and the most troublesome symptoms in patients diagnosed with dyspepsia at the CPMR Clinic. The patients were put on Dyspepsia®, Enterica®, and Natural Pain Killer® (NPK). ResultsA total of 162 patients were enrolled in the study. This included a hundred and seven (107, 66%) females and fifty-five (55, 34%) males with a mean age of 36.79 years. The Cronbach’s alpha reliability test value was 0.74 indicating the reliability of the SF-LDQ. The prevalence rate of dyspepsia among the study participants on the day of recruitment was 98.7% (160/162). Almost 80% of study participants were classified as having severe or moderate dyspepsia. The presence or absence of Helicobacter pylori infections did not affect the dyspepsia severity. The most troublesome dyspeptic symptom was indigestion. There was a significant reduction in the severity of dyspepsia at the end of the study (p = 0.001) with no serious side effects. ConclusionDyspeptic patients at the CPMR-Clinic had improved symptoms as indicated by the reduction in the frequency and severity after treatment with the combination of Mist Dyspepsia®, Mist Enterica®, and Natural Pain Killer® (NPK).