Artichoke Leaf for Indigestion & Bloating

Written By Graig Alpert
Artichoke leaf may improving indigestion and bloating

A 2003 study found that artichoke leaf extract was significantly more effective than placebo at treating functional dyspepsia over 6 weeks. Functional dyspepsia includes indigestion, bloating, nausea, epigastric pain and similar symptoms. Artichoke leaf has been shown to enhance bile acid secretion.

Holtmann G, Adam B, Haag S, Collet W, Grünewald E, Windeck T. Efficacy of artichoke leaf extract in the treatment of patients with functional dyspepsia: a six-week placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicentre trial. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2003 Dec;18(11-12):1099-105. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01767.x. PMID: 14653829.

Kirchhoff R, Beckers C, Kirchhoff GM, Trinczek-Gärtner H, Petrowicz O, Reimann HJ. Increase in choleresis by means of artichoke extract. Phytomedicine. 1994 Sep;1(2):107-15. doi: 10.1016/S0944-7113(11)80027-9. PMID: 23195882.

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