01/09/2019 / By Michelle Simmons
Children who suffer from enuresis, also known as urinary incontinence, may benefit from chamomile (Matricaria recutita L.). A study published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine found that chamomile oil can help reduce the frequency of both nocturnal and daytime enuresis.
Enuresis is the medical term for bedwetting. It is the accidental or intentional urination in children who are already at an age when they should have control of their bladders.
In the study, researchers at Tehran University of Medical Science, Islamic Azad University, and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran evaluated the efficacy of topical use of chamomile oil in treating enuresis in children. In traditional Persian medicine, chamomile flowers are used to treat children with enuresis.
The study included 80 patients with monosymptomatic nocturnal or daytime enuresis. Monosymptomatic enuresis is referred to as urinary incontinence in children who have no other lower urinary tract symptoms and no history of bladder dysfunction. For the study, the children received chamomile oil or placebo on their perineal and suprapubic area once every night for six weeks.
Before the treatment period and eight weeks after the intervention, the researchers assessed the participants’ frequency of enuresis. They also monitored the occurrence of any adverse events.
The results showed that the average frequency of enuresis at the first, second, and third weeks was lower in the treatment group compared with the placebo group. In addition, no occurrence of any adverse event was reported in the study groups. These results suggest that the topical application of chamomile oil can reduce the frequency of enuresis in children with monosymptomatic nocturnal or daytime enuresis.
This benefit of chamomile oil may be due to the spasmolytic and anticholinergic activities of its active constituents.
Based on the findings, the researchers concluded that chamomile oil could be used as a potential complementary treatment option for children with monosymptomatic enuresis.
Enuresis can also be addressed through the following:
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