Experiment 635426

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismTanacetum parthenium (ASTERACEAE)
CitationVOGLER,BK: PITTLER,MH: ERNST,E:. (1998). FEVERFEW AS A PREVENTIVE TREATMENT FOR MIGRAINE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.. 18()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseONE CAPSULE OF AN ALCOHOLIC FEVERFEW EXTRACT OR PLACEBO WAS ADMINISTERED TO 50 PATIENTS IN A RANDOMIZED CROSSOVER TRIAL. A 1-MONTH PLACEBO RUN-IN PHASE WAS FOLLOWED BY TWO 2-MONTH TREATMENT PEROIDS. NO WASHOUT PERIOD WAS INCLUDED. THE FREQUENCY OF HEADACHE ATTACKS AND THE NUMBER OF WORK DAYS LOST WERE REPORTED IN A DAILY CALENDAR. THE RESULTS SHOWED NO SIGNIFICANT BENEFICAL EFFECT OF FEVERFEW COMPARED TO PLACEBO.
Number4
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractHYDRO-ALCOHOLIC EXT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES