Efficacy of the kampo medicine Xiong-Gui-Jiao-Ai-Tang, a traditional herbal medicine, in the treatment of threatened abortion in early pregnancy

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 731-740

  Ushiroyama, Takahisa ^a   Araki, Ryoji ^b   Sakuma, Kou ^c   Nosaka, Sakura ^c   Yamashita, Yoshiki ^c   Kamegai, Hideki ^c  

^a AINO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TAKATSUKI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Herbal medicine; Retroplacental hematoma; Threatened abortion; Uterine bleeding; Xiong Gui Jiao Ai Tang (Kyuki kyogai to)

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA ROOT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CNIDIUM RHIZOME; GELATIN; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KAMPO; MUGWORT EXTRACT; PAEONIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; REHMANNIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIONG GUI JIAO AI TANG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEMATOMA; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMINENT ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUGWORT; PLANT LEAF; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ABORTION, THREATENED; ADULT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HEMOSTASIS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 33750432534     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X06004247     Document Type: Article

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