Ding Chuan Tang, a Chinese herb decoction, could improve airway hyper-responsiveness in stabilized asthmatic children: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 316-322

  Chan, Chin Kan ^a,b   Kuo, Ming Ling ^b   Shen, Jiann Jong ^b   See, Lai Chu ^b   Chang, Hen Hong ^b   Huang, Jing Long ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Airway hyper responsiveness; Asthma; Clinical trial; Herb; Methacholine challenge test

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHINESE DRUG; DING CHUAN TANG; EPHEDRA SINICA EXTRACT; FLUTICASONE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS EXTRACT; METHACHOLINE; MORUS ALBA EXTRACT; PERILLA FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; PINELLIA TERNATA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PRUNUS ARMENIACA EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS EXTRACT; TUSSILAGO FARFARA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; APRICOT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPHEDRA SINICA; GINKGO BILOBA; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILD PERSISTENT ASTHMA; MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; MORUS ALBA; MULBERRY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PERILLA FRUTESCENS; PINELLIA; PINELLIA TERNATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; TAIWAN; THROAT IRRITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUSSILAGO; TUSSILAGO FARFARA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPLIANCE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 33745591367     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2006.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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