Hypericum perforatum L. Preparations for menopause: A meta-analysis of efficacy and safety

Climacteric

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 325-335

  Liu, Y R ^a,b   Jiang, Y L ^b,c   Huang, R Q ^b   Yang, J Y ^b   Xiao, B K ^b   Dong, J X ^a,b  

^a Shenyang Pharmaceutical Univerasity   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF RADIATION MEDICINE   (China)

^c JIANGXI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Hypericum Perforatum L; Menopause; Meta Analysis; Safety

Indexed keywords

CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; PLACEBO; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONSTIPATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LETHARGY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECTS; HOT FLASHES; HYPERICUM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904282427     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2013.861814     Document Type: Review

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