Effect of orally administered Shao-Yao-Gan-Cao-Tang (Shakuyaku-kanzo-to) on muscle cramps in maintenance hemodialysis patients: A preliminary study

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 445-453

  Hinoshita, Fumihiko ^a   Ogura, Yosuke ^b   Suzuki, Yoshio ^c   Hara, Shigeko ^d   Yamada, Akira ^e   Tanaka, Naoko ^f   Yamashita, Akira ^f   Marumo, Fumiaki ^g  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c OTSUMA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f KANEBO LTD   (Japan)

^g TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Muscle Cramp; Phrenic Nerve diaphragm Preparations; Shakuyaku kanzo to; Twitch Response

Indexed keywords

PAEONIA RADIX;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GLYCYRRHIZA; HEMODIALYSIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; JAPAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CRAMP; MYALGIA; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RENAL DIALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20944444327     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X03001144     Document Type: Article

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