Compounds of Natural Origin and Acupuncture for the Treatment of Diseases Caused by Estrogen Deficiency

Abhishek Thakur; Subhash C Mandal; Sugato Banerjee

doi:10.1016/j.jams.2016.01.016

Compounds of Natural Origin and Acupuncture for the Treatment of Diseases Caused by Estrogen Deficiency

J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2016 Jun;9(3):109-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2016.01.016. Epub 2016 Feb 17.

Authors

Abhishek Thakur¹, Subhash C Mandal², Sugato Banerjee³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India.
² Division of Pharmacognosy, Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
³ Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. Electronic address: sbanerjee@bitmesra.ac.in.

PMID: 27342884
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2016.01.016

Abstract

A predominant number of diseases affecting women are related to female hormones. In most of the cases, these diseases are reported to be associated with menstrual problems. These diseases affect female reproductive organs such as the breast, uterus, and ovaries. Estrogen is the main hormone responsible for the menstrual cycle, so irregular menstruation is primarily due to a disturbance in estrogen levels. Estrogen imbalance leads to various pathological conditions in premenopausal women, such as endometriosis, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, poly cysts, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, etc. In this review, we discuss common drug targets and therapeutic strategies, including acupuncture and compounds of natural origin, for the treatment of diseases caused by estrogen deficiency.

Keywords: acupuncture; estrogen; natural compounds.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acupuncture Therapy*
Estrogens / deficiency*
Female
Humans
Women's Health

Substances

Estrogens