Differential effect on symptoms treated with traditional Chinese medicine and western combination therapy in RA patients

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 206-211

  He, Yiting ^a   Lu, Aiping ^b,c   Zha, Yinglin ^d   Tsang, Ian ^e  

^a GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^d JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; CORTICOSTEROID; DICLOFENAC; DRYNARIA EXTRACT; EPIMEDIUM EXTRACT; EUPOLYPHAGA SEU STELEOPHAGA EXTRACT; GLUCOSIDORUM TRIPTERYGLL TOTORUM; LUMBRICUS EXTRACT; METHOTREXATE; NIDUS VESPA EXTRACT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; REHMANNIA EXTRACT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; YISHEN JUANBI;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRYNARIA; DYSPNEA; EUPOLYPHAGA SEU STELEOPHAGA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LUMBRICUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIDUS VESPA; PLANT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DICLOFENAC; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SULFASALAZINE;

EID: 47049096639     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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