The efficacy and safety of a Chinese herbal product (Xiao-Feng-San) for the treatment of refractory atopic dermatitis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-148

  Cheng, Hui Man ^a,b   Chiang, Leih Chin ^a   Jan, Ya Min ^a   Chen, Guang Wei ^b   Li, Tsai Chung ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Randomized controlled trial; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHINESE DRUG; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 5; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIAO FENG SAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COLIC; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPEPSIA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN SURFACE; SLEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHINA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG RESISTANCE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PRURITUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650655033     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000318861     Document Type: Article

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