136
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2014
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2016
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2016
herbal patches of Tian Jiu group
The formula of herbal patch consists of BaiJieZi (Sinapis Semen), Yan Hu Suo(CorydulisRhizoma)、ZhiGan Sui (Kansui Radix)、Xi Xin (Asari Radix et rhizama) and Rengong She xiang(Moschus Artifactus) . The four herbs will be ground into powder, mixed thoroughlywith 20% BaiJieZi (Sinapis Semen), 25% Yan Hu Suo(CorydulisRhizoma), 15% ZhiGan Sui (Kansui Radix), and 40% Xi Xin (Asari Radix et rhizama), and the mixed powder will mix with fresh ginger juice in the ratio of 20g to 25 ml. The mixture will be made to a patch weighted as 2g and 1cm\*1cm round size. 0.02g artificial She Xiang (Moschus Artifactus) will be added on top of each patch. Each patch will be applied on one acupoint.
placebo patches of placebo-control group
The placebo patch consists of flour and edible pigments. These two ingredients will be mixed with water and made to patches weighted as 2g and 1cm\*1cm round size.Each patch will be applied on one acupoint.
Hong Kong Baptist University Chinese Medicine Clinic, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Baptist University
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