The traditional Chinese medicine prescription pattern of patients with primary dysmenorrhea in Taiwan: A large-scale cross sectional survey

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 314-319

  Pan, Jung Chuan ^a   Tsai, Yueh Ting ^a   Lai, Jung Nien ^a,b   Fang, Ruei Chi ^c   Yeh, Chia Hao ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal product; Dang gui shao yao san; Dysmenorrhea; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CINNAMON EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JIA WEI XIAO YAO SAN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PAEONIA EXTRACT; PORIA COCOS EXTRACT; QUI PI TANG; SHENG HUA TANG; SI WU TANG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT; WEN JING TANG; XIAO YAO SAN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CORYDALIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FENNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MENSTRUATION; PRESCRIPTION; TAIWAN;

PAEONIA;

CHINESE HERBAL PRODUCT; DANG-GUI-SHAO-YAO-SAN; DYSMENORRHEA; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896728218     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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