Xiong-gui-tiao-xue-yin (Kyuki-chouketsu-in), a traditional herbal medicine, stimulates lactation with increase in secretion of prolactin but not oxytocin in the postpartum period

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-202

  Ushiroyama, Takahisa ^a   Sakuma, Kou ^b   Souen, Hekiko ^b   Nakai, Gou ^b   Morishima, Shouko ^b   Yamashita, Yoshiki ^b   Kamegai, Hideki ^b  

^a AINO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Herbal Medicine; Lactation; Oxytocin; Postpartum; Prolactin; Xiong gui tiao xue yin (Kyuki choketsu in)

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA EXTRACT; ATRACTYLODES EXTRACT; CEFDITOREN PIVOXIL; CNIDIUM RHIZOME; CYPERUS RHIZOME; GINGER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JUJUBE EXTRACT; LINDERA EXTRACT; METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE; OXYTOCIN; PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PORIA COCOS EXTRACT; PROLACTIN; REHMANNIA EXTRACT; SATSUMA EXTRACT; SERRATIOPEPTIDASE; SIBERIAN MOTHERWORT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIONG GUI TIAO XUE YIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPERUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION; JAPAN; JUJUBE; LACTATION; LINDERA; MEDICINAL PLANT; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATSUMA; SIBERIAN MOTHERWORT;

ADULT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MEDICINE, KAMPO; OXYTOCIN; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROLACTIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34147203596     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X07004734     Document Type: Article

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