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The diseases of the digestive system include:
• diseases of the stomach (gastritis, ulcers);
• duodenal ulcer (duodenitis);
• small and large intestine (enteritis, colitis);
• liver disease (hepatitis, cirrhosis);
• Pancreatic gland;
• gall bladder and bile ducts (cholecystitis, cholangitis, cholelithiasis);
• violation of the motor function of the esophagus, stomach and intestines (dyskinesia, reflux disease, esophagospasm) and dysbacterioses;
• swelling of the abdomen.

In the occurrence of pathology of the gastrointestinal tract many factors play a role:

1) the alimentary (violation of diet, intake of contaminated water and foods, excessive intake of carbohydrate and fatty foods);
2) The abuse of tobacco and alcohol, uncontrolled intake of NSAIDs, antibiotics;
3) effects on the body of psycho-emotional, or physical stress;
4) bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections;
5) autoimmune destruction of the stomach, liver;
6) concomitant endocrine-metabolic processes;
7) genetic predisposition, etc.
The highest incidence of complications occurs for the patients with liver disease, gall bladder, small and large intestines. It is known that the liver is the central biochemical laboratory of the body and performs more than 70 major functions.

At the same time it is a sensitive organ to the damaging effect of alcohol, viruses, toxins, drugs, and combinations thereof.
Most liver diseases (acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis) have a contagious nature. The agents of hepatitis are the hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D, E.
• hepatitis A virus infected via alimentary way;
• Hepatitis B - through the blood (blood infection), sexual, transplacental, transmissible;
• Hepatitis C - via parenteral route (blood transfusion, hemodialysis);
• Hepatitis B and E - via alimentary or parenteral routes.
For prolonged chronic course with intoxication of the body (hepatic encephalopathy, coma) lead hepatitis of type C, and E. Frequent complaints of these patients are marked weakness, loss of appetite, feeling of heaviness in the liver and its increase, pain, discomfort in the epigastrium.

In the acute phase patients are required hospitalization in infectious ward and intensive care. In the anicteric mild form sometimes patients carry hepatitis 'on their feet', and the disease may become chronic.

Chronic hepatitis - this is a diffuse inflammatory autoimmune polyetiological process in the liver that lasts more than 6 months.

The reasons, that cause the development of chronic hepatitis may include:
• viruses (B, D, C, E);
• intoxication (alcohol, poisoning by fungi, chemicals), bacteria and parasites;
• traumatic lesions, drugs;
• liver tumors.
It is characterized by severe course, weakness, loss of appetite, jaundice and itching of skin; enlarged liver and spleen; the presence of edema.

The consequence of the chronic hepatitis is liver cirrhosis, which is a chronic liver disease, with the presence fibrous tissue and widely scattered nodules.
Normal hepatocytes are damaged, and their number is reduced, thereby reducing the biochemical function of the liver. In the clinic we observe: weakness, emotional lability, depression, headaches, loss of appetite, flatulence, nausea, redness of the palms, the reduction in the size of the liver, the primary ascites.

In addition, abnormal liver function may lead to a decrease in discharge of bilirubin, albumin (the appearance of ascites); reducing the time for blood clotting (bleeding). In the later stages the toxic metabolites will poison the brain (cerebral coma).
Over the years, if the patient does not receive appropriate treatment, or continued use of alcohol, the decompensation can be developed. In 5% liver cancer develops. Patients with a diagnosis of liver cirrhosis are in need of a diet low in salt, protein, water restriction and receiving diuretics.

A greater interest in increasing the frequency of gallstone disease (GSD), associated with metabolic disturbances in the liver, manifesting the formation of stones in the gallbladder, bile duct, and contribute up to 16.4% among young adults.

The surgery does not relieve the patient of metabolic disorders, and in 15 - 25% of cases we have a relapse of stone formation, development of postcholecystectomical syndrome.

Given all of the metabolic, dysfunctional and organic lesions of the digestive system, many doctors and patients prefer the complex of pharmacological drugs and herbal teas, as they have not only preventive, but also a natural healing effect.

Treatment and the statistics

In the center of Academician Avakyan G.S. a comprehensive study of the results of complex phytotherapy of patients, suffering various diseases of the digestive tract, has been done.

The study included 526 patients, of whom 280 were men, 204 were women, with ages from 24 to 62 years. We have a 42 children, with ages 3 to 16 years old.

Patients were examined in terms of 3 months to 2 years after starting treatment. Disease duration ranged from 2 to 20 years.

According to the structure of defeats the patients were distributed as follows:

1) chronic gastroduodenit with increased or stored secretion - 87 patients;
2) chronic gastroduodenitis with low acidity - 33 patients;
3) reflux disease of the esophagus and the stomach - 69 patients;
4) chronic pancreatitis - 54 patients;
5) chronic cholecystitis and accompanying biliary dyskinesia - 26 patients;
6) GSD - 75 patients;
7) chronic hepatitis B - 83 patients;
8) liver cirrhosis, hepatosis - 69 patients;
9) nonspecific ulcerative colitis, 30 patients.

The most common complaints of patients were:

• general weakness - 87% of cases;
• violations of appetite -84%;
• nausea - 59%;
• vomiting - 24%;
• a meteorism - 13%;
• enlargement of the liver - 21%;
• reduction in the size of the liver - 8%;
• pains in epigastric range - 72%;
• tendency to constipation - 19%;
• diarrhea - 15%.

Depending on the causes of the destruction, the completeness of examination of the patient, disease duration, age of the patient's diet, a combination of drugs and herbal teas, and their doses were changed. A full course of treatment was 1 year.

Evaluation of the results of herbal healing was carried out independently by patients with the special questionnaires and by the results of esophagogastrofibroduodenoskopy, duodenal sounding (the study of bile acids, C-reactive protein, cholesterol, mucin), ultrasound, rektomanoskopy, biochemical blood tests, before and after treatment. The evaluation was conducted in the dynamics (3, 6 and 12 months).

After statistical data processing the results were as follows:

• after 2 months of beginning treatment in 66% of the cases disappeared dyspepsia (dryness and bitterness in the mouth, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension);
• in 70% - decreased pain in the epigastric region;
• in 43% - the appetite was restored;
• in 32% - has disappeared jaundiced skin and sclera;
• in 58% - stool was recovered;
• for 1.5-fold increased concentration of bilirubin in the blood;
• for 1.8-fold increased y-globulin;
•for 1.7-fold - increased rates of enzyme metabolism.

The Mechanism of action

The use of pharmacological drugs and herbal teas in the treatment of the digestive system is indispensable. From the medicinal plants an active ingredients were identified by the phytomicrospgericity method (lecithin, unsaturated fatty acids, amino acids, neurotransmitters, vitamins E, A, B, B2, B6, PP, C, bioflavonoids, essential oils (halazulen), pectin, tannins, biologically active iodine plant origin, trace elements Mg, K, Ca, Cu, Fe, Se, P).

The main properties of these biologically active substances are:

1) Anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effect;

2) an antioxidant effect due to the blockade of free radical reactions at the cellular level, decrease in oxygen starvation of tissues and normalization of cerebral and peripheral circulation;

3) The spasmolytic analgesic effect (flavonoids, alkaloid);

4) The hepatoprotective effect of hepatocyte regeneration;

5) restoration of normal microflora in the gastrointestinal tract;

6) The choleretic effect (flavonoids, pectin, essential oils);

7) The anti-sclerotic effect (unsaturated fatty acids lecithin);

8) anti-toxic and diuretic effect;

9) Antitumor activity;

10) immunocorrecting action, aimed at the non-specific body defense.