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A Preliminary Study of the Effectiveness of Chinese Therapeutic Food on Regulating Female Reproductive Hormones
| Content Provider | PubMed Central |
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| Author | Fu, Lulu Xu, Hong |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | This study investigated the effectiveness of Chinese therapeutic food on female reproductive hormones in a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Chinese kiwi fruit extract (Hong En No. 1) was provided for Australian peri-menopausal women for one month. Chinese medical assessment and urinary 2-hydroxyestrone (2-OHE) and 16alpha-hydroxyestrone (16alpha-OHE) tests were conducted. Twenty-six urinary samples (pre and post-trial) which met the requirement of testing were analysed, the ratio 2-OHE:16alpha-OHE of pre-trial (1.18 ± 0.34) and post-trial (0.97 ± 0.29) in the control group (n = 6) decreased but showed no significant change, this ratio of pre-trial (1.44 ± 0.16) and post-trial (1.65 ± 0.21) in the treatment group (n = 7) indicated an improvement (P = 0.066), which results in beneficial hormone regulation. The Chinese medicine assessment indicated that the patterns of disharmony mainly include Liver Qi stagnation and Liver-Kidney Yin deficiency patterns. No significant change observed in the control group, significant score reduction of the patterns of disharmony was achieved at post-trial in the treatment group, which indicates an improvement of general health condition. |
| Related Links | http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/imi.s5782 |
| Ending Page | 12 |
| Starting Page | 7 |
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| ISSN | 11773936 |
| e-ISSN | 11773936 |
| Journal | Integrative Medicine Insights |
| Volume Number | 6 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Libertas Academica |
| Publisher Date | 2011-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Libertas Academica |
| Subject Keyword | Complementary and alternative medicine Research in Higher Education |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
