'Benifuuki' green tea containing O-methylated catechin reduces symptoms of Japanese cedar pollinosis: A randomized, double- blind, placebo-controlled trial

Allergology International

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 211-217

  Masuda, Sawako ^a   Maeda Yamamoto, Mari ^b   Usui, Satoko ^a   Fujisawa, Takao ^a  

^a MIE NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Complementary and alternative medicine; Efficacy; Japanese cedar pollionosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; CATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; O METHYLATED EPIGALLOCATECHIN 3 O [3 O METHYL] GALLATE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALLERGEN; TEA;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EPIPHORA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE CEDAR; JAPANESE CEDAR POLLINOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NASAL SYMPTOM MEDICATION SCORE; OCULAR PRURITUS; OCULAR SYMPTOM MEDICATION SCORE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINORRHEA; SEASON; TEA; TOTAL NASAL SYMPTOM SCORE; TOTAL OCULAR SYMPTOM SCORE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; IMMUNOLOGY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; CATECHIN; CRYPTOMERIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEASONS; TEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902011394     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.13-OA-0620     Document Type: Article

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