Effects of a Korean traditional herbal remedy on psychoneuroendocrine responses to examination stress in medical students: A randomized placebo-controlled trial

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 537-543

  Lee, Myeong Soo ^a,b   Park, Ki Won ^b   Moon, Sun Rock ^b,c  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Catecholamine; Cortisol; Herbal remedy; Stress; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; ONDAMTANGGAMIBANG; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; KOREA; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; KOREA; MALE; MEDICINE, ORIENTAL TRADITIONAL; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 11144275806     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.626     Document Type: Article

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