Clinical assessment of usefulness, effectiveness and safety of Jackyakamcho-tang (Shaoyaogancao-tang) on muscle spasm and pain: A case series

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 611-620

  Jung, Woo Sang ^a,b   Moon, Sang Kwan ^a   Park, Seong Uk ^a   Ko, Chang Nam ^a   Cho, Ki Ho ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Cervical spondylosis; Jackyakamcho tang; Nocturnal leg cramps; Thalamic pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JACKYAKAMCHO TANG; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EDEMA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; LEG CRAMP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; DIARRHEA; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; DYSPEPSIA; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPASM; THALAMIC DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4644368842     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04002247     Document Type: Article

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