Effect of adding a Chinese herbal preparation to acupuncture for seasonal allergic rhinitis: Randomised double-blind controlled trial

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 427-434

  Xue, C C L ^a   Thien, F C K ^b   Zhang, J J S ^a   Yang, W ^c   Da Costa, C ^a   Li, C G ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Clinical trials; Hay fever; Medicine, traditional; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ASARI EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; ATRACTYLODES MACROCEPHALEA EXTRACT; BUPLEURUM ROOT; CHEBULAE EXTRACT; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CITRI RETICULATAE EXTRACT; CODONOPSIS PILOSULAE EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISPAGULA; LIGUSTICUM CHUANXIONG EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPOSHNIKOVIAE EXTRACT; SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; SCHIZONEPETAE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHI EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CODONOPSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; ENCAPSULATION; FEMALE; FLOWER; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; MAGNOLIACEAE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA; NEEDLE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RHINITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH PAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347985063     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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