Chinese herbal recipe versus diclofenac in symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: A randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN70292892]

• Main Authors: Teekachunhatean S., Kunanusorn P., Rojanasthien N., Sananpanich K., Pojchamarnwiputh S., Lhieochaiphunt S., Pruksakorn S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-25444481576&partnerID=40&md5=7f67275d4194af6c3d7de6fc58e5971b; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15588333; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3655
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: Duhuo Jisheng Wan (DJW) is perhaps the best known and most widely used Chinese herbal recipe for arthralgia, but the clinical study to verify its efficacy is lacking. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of DJW versus diclofenac in symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis...