Menthol

08/01/2015 - "Aromatic therapy using menthol was not significantly effective in reducing pain and anxiety during second trimester genetic amniocentesis."
01/01/2014 - "Compared with placebo, pain intensity and GROC improved more following application of topical menthol (P = 0.026 and P = 0.044, resp.). "
04/01/2013 - "These findings provide partial support regarding the efficacy of menthol gel to improve functioning and reduce pain among knee OA patients."
08/01/2015 - "A prospective randomized study was conducted to compare pain level between groups ofpregnant women who underwent amniocentesis with and without aromatic therapy using menthol. "
04/01/2013 - "The purpose of this study was to compare the ability to complete functional tasks and knee pain while completing functional tasks among patients with knee OA after topical application of either 3.5% menthol gel or an inert placebo gel. "

12/01/2012 - "Previous studies have suggested that menthol produces analgesic action in acute and neuropathic pain through peripheral mechanisms. "
07/01/2011 - "The aim of this psychophysical study was to characterize the human surrogate of neuropathic pain of topical menthol application by using a standardized and validated protocol of quantitative sensory testing (QST). "
09/01/2015 - "Topical L-menthol for Postradiotherapy Neuropathic Pain: A Case Report."
04/01/2008 - "These results suggest that, unlike in controls, menthol is not more hyperalgesic, but may be analgesic in some patients with peripheral and central neuropathic pain."
09/01/2015 - "This proof-of-concept study indicates that topical menthol has potential as a novel analgesic therapy for cancer treatment-related neuropathic pain. "

01/01/2009 - "Successful treatment of therapy-resistant pruritus in lichen amyloidosis with menthol."
05/01/2007 - "The current study evaluated the efficacy of a combination of one percent phenol and one percent menthol in the control of pruritus in these affected patients. "
09/01/2003 - "While both capsaicin and menthol application produce a transient perianal burning sensation, only capsaicin relieves itching. "
01/01/2015 - "Magnetic resonance imaging study on the physical stability of menthol and diphenhydramine cream for the treatment of chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus."
01/01/2015 - "A cream that contains menthol and diphenhydramine is widely prepared in hospital pharmacies and prescribed to patients for the treatment of pruritus associated with chronic kidney disease. "

03/01/2014 - "This review summarizes studies on L-menthol-induced nociception, cold allodynia and cold hyperalgesia in vitro, in animals and in humans. "
07/01/2011 - "This study establishes the topical application of high-concentration 40% menthol as a useful stable model for studies of cold hyperalgesia and pinprick hyperalgesia in humans. "
07/01/2011 - "The data suggest that topical 40% menthol application is a useful model for studies of cold hyperalgesia and pinprick hyperalgesia in humans. "
07/01/2011 - "Topical application of menthol has been proposed as model to study cold hyperalgesia. "
05/01/2006 - "These data suggest that 30% menthol application may be a useful experimental model for studies of cold hyperalgesia in humans. "

12/19/2015 - "These results suggest that L-menthol is effective for suppressing gastric peristalsis during EGD and suggest that it is useful for identifying gastric tumors and for determining tumor margins."
12/19/2015 - "This study was conducted to evaluate the utility of an L-menthol preparation for suppressing gastric peristalsis and for diagnosing gastric tumors. "
03/01/1989 - "The present study uses existing data from a large hospital-based case-control study to test whether menthol cigarette smoking is related to oesophageal cancer. "
12/19/2015 - "L-menthol application caused the detection of new gastric tumors in 1.6% (2/124) of patients and clarification of the margin of three lesions (in 3 patients) identified as having an unclear margin before L-menthol application. "
12/19/2015 - "The effectiveness of L-menthol for identifying new gastric tumors and determining tumor margins was also evaluated. "