Chinese herb formulae for treatment of erectile dysfunction: A systematic review of randomised controlled clinical trials

Andrologia

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 201-223

  Xiong, G ^a   Li, B ^b   Wang, K ^a   Li, H ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese traditional medicine; Erectile dysfunction; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CHINESE DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MECOBALAMIN; PLACEBO; SIMVASTATIN; TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE; VARDENAFIL; YOHIMBINE;

CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSTIPATION; DRUG FORMULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; PENIS; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WESTERN MEDICINE THERAPY; XEROSTOMIA; DATA MINING; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DATA MINING; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896876606     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12074     Document Type: Review

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