Experiment 603550

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismVitex agnus-castus (LAMIACEAE)
CitationTURNER,S: MILLS,S:. (1993). A DOUBLE-BLIND CLINICAL TRIAL ON A HERBAL REMEDY FOR PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME: A CASE STUDY.. 1()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA DOUBLE BLIND, PLACEBO CONTROLLED CLINICAL STUDY WAS PERFORMED ON 217 PATIENTS WITH PMS. THE PATIENTS WERE TREATED WITH 1800 MG OF POWDERED VITEX FOR 3 MONTHS, OR A SOY-BASED PLACEBO. NO SIGNIFICANT STATISTICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO TREATMENTS. BOTH TREATMENTS GAVE DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT AFTER ONE CYCLE. *NOTE SOYA-BASED PLACEBO MAY HAVE SOME BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY WHICH MAY HAVE INFLUENCED THE OUTCOME OF THE STUDY.
Dose amount1.8 GM
Number1
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitCUBIC METER
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractFRUIT
GenderFEMALE