Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Peppermint Oil [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that peppermint helps to treat neuralgia)

Grade of Evidence: very low of evidence

Aconite (Aconitum Napellus, Monkshood, Fu-Tzu):

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself, and it not recomended for use because it is EXTREMELY TOXIC and can cause irregular heartbeat, heart failre, and death, even when only used only on the skin.

Recommendation: weak (Due to the lack of therapeutic effect on Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia , and due to its harmful effects, Aconite is NOT RECOMENDED)

Grade of Evidence: strong quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

Summary References

Treatments:

1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

2. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/peppermint

3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17420159

4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19507027

5. http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/alternat/AT022.html

6. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-peppermint.html

7. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/peppermintoil/index.htm
 

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