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Herbs for eye health - is there scientific evidence?

Since the beginning of human existence, herbs in traditional medicine, played an important role in the treatment of multiple human diseases in many parts of the world. The problem of harmful effects of modern drugs led to the increased application of plant-derived drugs. In the treatment of the eye diseases, traditional medicine is foremost used in the developing countries for primary health care, but the interest is growing in developed countries as well, mostly in the form of prevention or as supportive therapy to pharmacological treatment. Herbs such as eyebright and goldenseal are used for a long time in the form of eye drops and are also used for rinsing the eyes suffering from conjunctivitis and blepharitis. Green tea showed positive effects in alleviating the symptoms of dry eye. Ginkgo has neuroprotective effect against the retinal ganglion cells suffering from increased eye pressure, preventive and therapeutic effect against the eye diseases related to aging such as cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. Cannabis sativa and coleus help decrease eye pressure. Saffron and goji berries have neuroprotective effect against retinal ganglion cell death caused by increased eye pressure. Grape seeds showed to have preventive effect against occurrence of cataract but also against other eye diseases related to aging due to their antioxidative effects. Anthocyanins from blue berries protect the nerve cells of retina, strengthen blood vessels, improve circulation and block the creation of new blood vessels.

traditional medicine ; herbs ; eye health ; scientific evidence

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