A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of Ginkgo biloba L. in treatment of premenstrual syndrome

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 845-851

  Ozgoli, Giti ^a   Selselei, Elham Alsadat ^a   Mojab, Faraz ^a   Majd, Hamid Alavi ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GINKGO BILOBA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

FEMALE; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350104954     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0493     Document Type: Article

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