Efficacy of Pharmacopuncture Using Root Bark of Ulmus davidiana Planch in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-23

  Kim, Eun Jung ^a   Jang, Min Ki ^a   Yoon, Eun Hye ^a   Jung, Chan Yung ^a   Nam, Dong Woo ^b   Lee, Seung Deok ^a   Kim, Kap Sung ^a  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

double blind randomized controlled trial; knee osteoarthritis; pharmacopuncture

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; ULMUS DAVIDIANA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHARMACOPUNCTURE; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULMUS DAVIDIANA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULMUS;

EID: 77950335396     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2005-2901(10)60003-9     Document Type: Article

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