Efficacy of the tincture of jalapa in the treatment of functional constipation: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-159

  Cunha, Gilmara H ^a   Fechine, Francisco V ^a   Santos, Luciana K X ^a   Pontes, Andréa V ^a   Oliveira, Jonaina C ^a   Moraes, Manoel O ^a   Bezerra, Fernando A F ^a   Moraes, Maria E A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Constipation; Efficacy; Jalapa; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

JALAPA; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONVOLVULACEAE; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; NAUSEA; OPERCULINA ALATA; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORAX PAIN; TINCTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CONSTIPATION; CONVOLVULACEAE; DEFECATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT TUBERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79551545622     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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