Dose-dependent efficacy of the Vitex agnus castus extract Ze 440 in patients suffering from premenstrual syndrome

Phytomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1325-1331

  Schellenberg, Ruediger ^a   Zimmermann, Christian ^b   Drewe, Jürgen ^b   Hoexter, Godehard ^c   Zahner, Catherine ^b  

^a Institute for Health Care and Science   (Germany)

^b Max Zeller Soehne AG   (Switzerland)

^c Dr M Koehler GmbH Pharma Biometrie Consulting   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chasteberry; Dose response; PMS; RCT; Vitex agnus castus; Ze 440

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT; ZE 440;

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOOD CHANGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; SPOTTING; VAGINA MYCOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITEX; YOUNG ADULT;

VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS;

EID: 84869999311     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: 1618095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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