Evaluating therapeutic effect in symptoms of moderate-to-severe premenstrual syndrome with Vitex agnus castus (BNO 1095) in Chinese women

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-193

  Ma, Linlin ^a   Lin, Shouqing ^a   Chen, Rong ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a   Chen, Fengling ^a   Wang, Xiuli ^b  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Beijing Pinggu Maternity and Child Care Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Premenstrual syndrome; Reduction percentage of symptom score; Vitex agnus castus

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COLIC; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950908941     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01137.x     Document Type: Article

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