Clinical efficacy of Kampo medicine (Japanese traditional herbal medicine) in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 898-908

  Oya, Atsuko ^a,b   Oikawa, Tetsuro ^b   Nakai, Akihito ^a   Takeshita, Toshiyuki ^a   Hanawa, Toshihiko ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Herbal medicine; Kampo medicine; Primary dysmenorrhea

Indexed keywords

ANCHUSAN; BOFUTSUSHOSAN; DAIOBOTAMPITO; GOSHAKUSAN; GOSHUYUTO; HANGEKOBOKUTO; HANGESHASHINTO; HOKIKENCHUTO; KAMISHOYOSAN; KAMPO; KEISHI BUKURYO GAN; KOSHARIKKUNSHITO; KYUKICHOKETSUIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; REN SHEN TANG; RIKKUNSHITO; SAIKOKEISHIKANKYOTO; SESSHOIN; SHIGYAKUSAN; SHINKOTO; SHOKENCHUTO; TOKAKUJOKITO; TOKIKENCHUTO; TOKISHAKUYAKU SAN; TOKISHIGYAKUKAGOSHUYUSHOKYOTO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNKEI TO; YOKUKANSANKACHIMPIHANGE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, KAMPO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52049083023     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00847.x     Document Type: Article

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