Acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine plantain and Senna Granule in treatment of functional constipation: A randomized, controlled trial

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1206-1214

  Guo, Li Ke ^a   Zhang, Chao Xian ^a   Guo, Xiao Feng ^b  

^a XINXIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The Sixth People's Hospital of Hangzhou   (China)

Author keywords

Accompanying symptom; Acupuncture; Chinese patent medicine; Constipation symptom; Defecation cycle; Functional constipation; Gastrointestinal transit time; Stool property

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; PLANTAIN EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; FECES; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANTAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENNA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONSTIPATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTAGO; SENNA EXTRACT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81155123266     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20111108     Document Type: Article

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