Chronic Venous Insufficiency

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    Nick Milazzo
    Last Updated: October 13, 2024

    Chronic venous insufficiency is a condition in which the veins of the legs are unable to pump blood up toward the heart. Symptoms include leg swelling, itchy skin, ulcers, and varicose veins.

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    Chronic Venous Insufficiency falls under the Cardiovascular Health category.

    1,612 participants in 12 trials and 2 meta-analyses

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    1. Pain - Pittler MH, Ernst EHorse chestnut seed extract for chronic venous insufficiencyCochrane Database Syst Rev.(2006 Jan 25)
    2. Leg Edema - Rainer KochComparative study of Venostasin and Pycnogenol in chronic venous insufficiencyPhytother Res.(2002 Mar)
    3. Leg Edema - Diehm C, Trampisch HJ, Lange S, Schmidt CComparison of leg compression stocking and oral horse-chestnut seed extract therapy in patients with chronic venous insufficiencyLancet.(1996 Feb 3)
    4. Leg Edema - Chan V, Wang L, Allman-Farinelli MEfficacy of Functional Foods, Beverages, and Supplements Claiming to Alleviate Air Travel Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients.(2021-Mar-16)
    5. Chronic Venous Insufficiency Signs - Cesarone MR, Belcaro G, Rohdewald P, Pellegrini L, Ledda A, Vinciguerra G, Ricci A, Gizzi G, Ippolito E, Fano F, Dugall M, Acerbi G, Cacchio M, Di Renzo A, Hosoi M, Stuard S, Corsi MComparison of Pycnogenol and Daflon in treating chronic venous insufficiency: a prospective, controlled studyClin Appl Thromb Hemost.(2006 Apr)
    6. Leg Edema - Allegra C, Pollari G, Criscuolo A, Bonifacio M, Tabassi DCentella asiatica extract in venous disorders of the lower limbs. Comparative clinico-instrumental studies with a placeboClin Ter.(1981 Dec 15)
    7. Leg Edema - Pointel JP, Boccalon H, Cloarec M, Ledevehat C, Joubert MTitrated extract of Centella asiatica (TECA) in the treatment of venous insufficiency of the lower limbsAngiology.(1987 Jan)
    8. Leg Edema - M R Cesarone, L Incandela, M T De Sanctis, G Belcaro, G Geroulakos, M Griffin, A Lennox, A D Di Renzo, M Cacchio, M BucciFlight microangiopathy in medium- to long-distance flights: prevention of edema and microcirculation alterations with total triterpenic fraction of Centella asiaticaAngiology.(2001 Oct)
    9. Leg Edema - Cesarone MR, Belcaro G, Rulo A, Griffin M, Ricci A, Ippolito E, De Sanctis MT, Incandela L, Bavera P, Cacchio M, Bucci MMicrocirculatory effects of total triterpenic fraction of Centella asiatica in chronic venous hypertension: measurement by laser Doppler, TcPO2-CO2, and leg volumetryAngiology.(2001 Oct)
    10. Chronic Venous Insufficiency Signs - Belcaro GV, Grimaldi R, Guidi GImprovement of capillary permeability in patients with venous hypertension after treatment with TTFCAAngiology.(1990 Jul)
    11. Chronic Venous Insufficiency Signs - Cesarone MR, Laurora G, De Sanctis MT, Incandela L, Grimaldi R, Marelli C, Belcaro GThe microcirculatory activity of Centella asiatica in venous insufficiency. A double-blind studyMinerva Cardioangiol.(1994 Jun)
    12. Chronic Venous Insufficiency Signs - Marastoni F, Baldo A, Redaelli G, Ghiringhelli LCentella asiatica extract in venous pathology of the lower limbs and its evaluation as compared with tribenosideMinerva Cardioangiol.(1982 Apr)
    13. Leg Edema - Vanscheidt W, Jost V, Wolna P, Lücker PW, Müller A, Theurer C, Patz B, Grützner KIEfficacy and safety of a Butcher's broom preparation (Ruscus aculeatus L. extract) compared to placebo in patients suffering from chronic venous insufficiencyArzneimittelforschung.(2002)
    14. Wound Healing - Buzzi M, de Freitas F, de Barros Winter MTherapeutic effectiveness of a Calendula officinalis extract in venous leg ulcer healing.J Wound Care.(2016-Dec-02)