Constant Tummy Aches? Try Herbal Medicine STW 5

A German study in the June issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology reports that an herbal preparation relieves functional dyspepsia (FD). FD, commonly known as abdominal pain, stemming from heartburn, typically gets little attention as it doesn’t kill you, and it’s suffered by many people.

What usually confounds researchers is that FD constitutes more than its wide variety of symptoms, which makes it so hard to cure or treat.

But the study revealed that the potent STW 5, which comprises nine different plant extracts, mainly iberis amara, the “candytuft” plant, is a sure cure.

More than 300 patients with FD were divided into two groups. One was given STW 5, and another, placebos in a double-blind test. Those given STW 5 got positive results after eight weeks. This following a 2006 study that proved STW 5’s antioxidant qualities.