A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical study of the general effects of a standardized Lycium barbarum (goji) juice, GoChi™

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-412

  Amagase, Harunobu ^a   Nance, Dwight M ^b  

^a FreeLife International   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOCHI; LYCIUM BARBARUM EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HAPPINESS; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WELLBEING;

ADULT; BEVERAGES; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LYCIUM; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43749099002     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0004     Document Type: Article

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