Therapeutic effects of Chiljehyangbuhwan on primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 123-130

  Jang, Jun Bock ^a   Yoon, Young Jin ^b   Park, Jung Hyun ^c   Jeong, Haeng Gyu ^d   Cho, Jung Hoon ^a   Ko, Seung Gyu ^a   Lee, Chang Hoon ^a   Lee, Jin Moo ^a   Lee, Kyung Sub ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

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

^c Bondiolseun Korean Oriental Clinic   (South Korea)

^d Bondiolhongje Korean Oriental Clinic   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chiljehyangbuhwan; Clinical study; Herbal medicine; Korean Oriental medicine; Primary dysmenorrhea

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ARTE; CHILJEHYANGBUHWAN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSURIA; FEMALE; FLUSHING; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LEUKORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; ANGIOSPERMS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, KOREAN TRADITIONAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349176055     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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