Therapeutic effect of Vitex agnus castus in patients with premenstrual syndrome

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-106

  Zamani, Mehrangiz ^a   Neghab, Nosrat ^a   Torabian, Saadat ^a  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Botanical supplements; Premenstrual syndrome; Vitex agnus castus

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT;

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NERVOUSNESS; OTITIS MEDIA; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; VITEX;

EID: 84857480555     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 17359694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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