70
Participants
Start Date
May 31, 2005
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2006
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2006
Lingzhi and Sen Miao San
G lucidum and SMS were supplied as capsules, containing 4.0 gm of G lucidum extract, 2.4 gm of Rhizoma atractylodis (Cangzhu), 2.4 gm of Cotex phellodendri(Huangbai), and 2.4 gm of Radix achyranthes Bidentatae(Niuxi). Each patient took either 3 capsules twice daily as recommended by the TCM experts or identical-looking placebo.
The Institute of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
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