Chinese herbal medicine for menopausal symptoms

Herbal medicine (Danggui Liuhuang decoction) for managing menopausal symptoms

BACKGROUND Danggui Liuhuang (DLH) decoction is a traditional herbal medicine that is widely used in East Asia to treat menopausal symptoms. Most of the available clinical trials that investigated DLH decoction have been included in this review. The objectives of this protocol are to provide the information of how to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of DLH decoction for the treatment of men...

Efficacy and Side Effects of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Menopausal Symptoms: A Critical Review

This study evaluates 23 (9 Chinese and 14 non-Chinese) randomized controlled trials for efficacy and side effects of Chinese herbal medicine on menopausal symptoms. Menopause was diagnosed according to western medicine criteria in all studies while seven Chinese studies and one non-Chinese study further stratified the participants using traditional Chinese medical diagnosis "Zheng differentiati...

Chinese herbal medicine for endometriosis.

BACKGROUND Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of tissue that is morphologically and biologically similar to normal endometrium in locations outside the uterus. Surgical and hormonal treatment of endometriosis have unpleasant side effects and high rates of relapse. In China, treatment of endometriosis using Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is routine and considerable research into the r...

Traditional Chinese herbal medicine

Lida Teng, BSc, is a PhD student at the Centre for Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, School of Pharmacy, University of London; Debbie Shaw, BSc, is a research scientist at the Medical Toxicology Unit, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London; and Joanne Barnes, PhD, MRPharmS, is associate professor in herbal medicines at the School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Scie...

Chinese herbal medicine for constipation in Taiwan.