The Effect of Chinese Medicinal Herbs in Relieving Menopausal Symptoms in Ovariectomized Chinese Women

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 478-484

  Zhou, Jue ^a,b   Qu, Fan ^b,c   Nan, Rui ^d   Tang, Daiyi ^e  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^d The American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine ^*  (United States)

^e American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese medicinal herb; estradiol; follicle stimulating hormone; GengNianAn; hormone replacement therapy; luteinizing hormone; menopausal symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; BUPLEURUM ROOT; CINNAMON EXTRACT; CODONOPSIS EXTRACT; CUSCUTA EXTRACT; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GENGNIANAN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIGUSTRUM LUCIDUM EXTRACT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OYSTER EXTRACT; PAEONIA ALBA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; RUBIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YAM EXTRACT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; OVARIECTOMY; OYSTER; PAEONIA ALBA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUBIA; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; YAM;

ADULT; CHINA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34648836710     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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