Sebuah studi University of Rochester Medical Center menemukan, jahe dan obat baru yang disebut casopitant mesylate[2] dapat mengurangi mual dan muntah yang disebabkan chemotherapy[1]. Menambahkan kira-kira setengah sendoh teh jahe bubuk ke dalam makanan sehari sebelum dan sesudah chemotherapy[1] mengurangi efek samping pada banyak dari 644 pasien dalam studi klinik.Menurut periset kepada Los Angeles Times, jahe mengandung khasiat anti-inflammatory[3] di dalam perut.
Dalam studi terpisah terhadap 810 pasien, casopitant mesylate[2] terbukti efektif secara tersendiri dan dalam kombinasi dengan obat mual standar dexamethasone[4] dan ondansetron[5], begitu menurut periset di University of Vermont. Chemotherapy[1] termasuk salah satu hal yang paling ditakuti pasien kanker. Para ahli memang membuat perkembangan bersar, tapi masalah belum terpecahkan secara tuntas.
Sumber: Tabloid Aura edisi 19/ Th. XIII/ Minggu ke-4/ Mei 2009 Referensi:
[1] Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, refers to treatment of disease by chemicals[1] that kill cells, both good and bad, but specifically those of micro-organisms or cancer. [2] Nama obat
[3] Anti-inflammatory refers to the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation. Anti-inflammatory drugs make up about half of analgesics, remedying pain by reducing inflammation as opposed to opioids which affect the brain. [4] Dexamethasone is a potent synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid hormones. It acts as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant. Its potency is about 20-30 times that of hydrocortisone and 4-5 times of prednisone.
[5] Ondansetron (INN) (pronounced /ɒnˈdænsɛtrɒn/) or GlaxoSmithKline's Zofran is a serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist used mainly as an antiemetic to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy. Label: Artikel, Jahe Merah |
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