Effects and treatment methods of acupuncture and herbal medicine for premenstrual syndrome/premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Systematic review

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Jang, Su H ^a,b   Kim, Dong I ^a   Choi, Min Sun ^a  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; CAM; Herbal medicine; PMDD; PMS; Premenstrual dysphoric disorder; Premenstrual syndrome; TCM

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CIRSIUM; COLD SENSITIVITY; COLD SWEAT; CROCUS SATIVUS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GINKGO BILOBA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INSOMNIA; KOREAN MEDICINE; LUTEAL PHASE; MASTALGIA; MENSTRUAL DISTRESS QUESTIONNAIRE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CRAMP; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SKIN DISEASE; SWELLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS; FEMALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84892390115     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-11     Document Type: Article

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