Traditional Chinese Medicine for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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Traditional Chinese Medicine for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
More and more patients have been diagnosed as having chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in recent years. Western drug use for this syndrome is often associated with many side-effects and little clinical benefit. As an alternative medicine, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has provided some evidences based upon ancient texts and recent studies, not only to offer clinical benefit but also offer ins...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1741-427X,1741-4288
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nen017