Reduction of perception of chronic fatigue in an observational study of patients receiving 12 weeks of Kampo therapy

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 895-901

  Sekiya, Nobuyasu ^a   Shimada, Yutaka ^b,c   Shintani, Takahiro ^d   Tahara, Eiichi ^d   Kouta, Kazufumi ^b   Shibahara, Naotoshi ^c   Terasawa, Katsutoshi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOYAMA MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^d KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AKEBIAE CULIS EXTRACT; ALISMATIS RHIZOMA EXTRACT; ANGELICA ROOT; ASIASARI RADIX; ATRACTYLODES EXTRACT; BUPLEURUM ROOT; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CINNAMON EXTRACT; CNIDIUM RHIZOME; COPTIS RHIZOME; CORNI FRUCTUS EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; EVODIA FRUIT; GARDENIA EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HOELEN EXTRACT; KAMPO; MENTHAE HERBA EXTRACT; OSTREAE TESTA EXTRACT; PAEONIA RADIX; PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA EXTRACT; PINELLIAE TUBER EXTRACT; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA EXTRACT; SCHISANDRAE FRUCTUS EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIAE RADIX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINGIBERIS SICCATUM RHIZOMA EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; AKEBIA CULIS; ALISMATACEAE; ANGELICA; ARTICLE; ASIASARI; ATRACTYLODES; BUPLEURUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CIMICIFUGA; CINNAMON; CNIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPTIS; DYSTHYMIA; EPHEDRA HERBA; FEMALE; GARDENIA; GINGER; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA; HOELEN; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTHA; OSTREAE TESTA; PAEONIA; PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PINELLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHMANNIA; SCHISANDRACEAE; SCUTELLARIA; SLEEP PATTERN; ZINGIBERIS SICCATUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, KAMPO; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YANG DEFICIENCY; YIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 28444495860     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.895     Document Type: Article

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