Experiment 1289019
Worktypes
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | YANG,HM: LIAO,MF: ZHU,SY: LIAO,MN: ROHDEWALD,P:. (2007). A RANDOMISED DOUBLE BLIND PLACEBO CONTROLLED TRIAL ON THE EFFECT OF PYCNOGENOL ON THE CLIMACTERIC SYNDROME IN PERI- MENOPAUSAL WOMEN. 86() |
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| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | CLINICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF PYCNOGENOL,( FRENCH MARITIME PINE BARK EXTRACT), ON THE CLIMACTERIC SYNDROME. 200 PERI-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN WERE ENROLLED IN A DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY, AND TREATED WITH PYCNOGENOL (200 MG) DAILY. CLIMACTERIC SYMPTOMS WERE EVALUATED BY THE WOMEN’S HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE (WHQ), PATIENTS WERE CHECKED FOR ANTIOXIDATIVE STATUS AND ROUTINE CHEMISTRY. A TOTAL OF 155 WOMEN COMPLETED THE STUDY. RESULTS. ALL CLIMACTERIC SYMPTOMS IMPROVED, ANTIOXIDATIVE STATUS INCREASED AND LDL/HDL RATIO WAS FAVOURABLY ALTERED BY PYCNOGENOL. NO SIDE EFFECTS WERE REPORTED. CONCLUSION. PYCNOGENOL† MAY OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD TO REDUCING CLIMACTERIC SYMPTOMS WITHOUT UNWANTED EFFECTS. |
| Dose amount | 200.0 MG |
| Number | 2 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Gender | FEMALE |