Investigation of The Effectiveness of Teucrium Orientale L. Plant in Hemorrhoid Treatment

Abstract

Hemorrhoids are swollen vascular vein pads in the upper part of the anal canal. Thedeformations in these tissues cause serious disturbances, and most important one ishemorrhoid, which is a symptomatic degenerative disease. Due to various etiologicfactors, weakening and disintegration of connective tissue cause this disease. Manymethods have been developed in the treatment of hemorrhoids from the past to thepresent day, and drug therapy is used as primary care. However, surgical treatmentmethods are applied in advanced stages in which the disease can not be treated withmedication and when there is a life-threatening risk. As alternative medicine applications,herbal remedies have been used in hemorrhoid treatment for centuries. Prepared herbalmixtures or extracts are still frequently preferred by the patients today. In this context, inthe research we have carried out in Beyköy village of Havza district; Teucrium orientaleL. are used by regional people in the treatment of hemorrhoids and it was detected thatthe awareness of this herbal treatment is limited. In this study, the efficacy of T. orientaleL. plant in hemorrhoid treatment was evaluated by conducting a questionnaire survey onthe patients using plant extract. Of the approximately 500 patients using plant extracts, 89agreed to fill out the questionnaire. Due to the results of the survey, it was found that allof the patients using the extract of T. orientale L. plant are healed partly or completely,and the benefit from the extract changed according to the patient's age and the stage of thedisease. There has been no study on the use of this plant in the treatment of hemorrhoidsin literature, and it is the first study to be done in this respect.