Complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of menopausal symptoms

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 883-888

  Shou, Chong ^a   Li, Justin ^a   Liu, Zitao ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative and complementary medicine; Menopausal symptoms

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CLIMEX; CLONIDINE; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN PLUS MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; DANGGUI BUXUE DECOCTION; DIOSCOREA VILLOSA EXTRACT; DIOSGENIN; FOLLITROPIN; GABAPENTIN; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HUMULUS LUPULUS EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LINOLEIC ACID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; PHYTO FEMALE COMPLEX; PLANT EXTRACT; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PRIMROSE OIL; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACTAEA RACEMOSA; ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGELICA SINENSIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVENING PRIMROSE; FATIGUE; GINSENG; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOPS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HUMULUS LUPULUS; HYPERHIDROSIS; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LIVER INJURY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; YAM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MENOPAUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIND-BODY THERAPIES;

EID: 84859918125     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-011-0932-7     Document Type: Article

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