The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of KRG (Korean Red Ginseng) on Dry Mouth (Xerostomia).
Korean Red Ginseng * Worldwide use * A main herb of old oriental prescriptions for dry mouth * Need for correct information by RCT
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
100
Generic name: Korean Red Ginseng Powder Capsule Original herb name: Panax ginseng Form and contents: Capsule with powder of steamed root of 6-year Panax ginseng Dosage and frequency: 6 g per day (twice a day), Oral administration Administration duration: 56 days in the study
There is no specific name because this intervention is placebo. This placebo has the same form, color and flavor as Korean Red Ginseng Powder Capsule. The dosage form, dosage, frequency and duration is also same as experimental intervention (Korean Red Ginseng Powder Capsule). Main contents: corn-starch with Panax ginseng flavor
Kyung Hee East-West Neo Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
Visual Analogue Scale of Subjective Dry Mouth
Visual Analogue Scale of Subjective Dry Mouth is 10 cm, where 0 cm indicates no dry mouth and 10 cm the severe dry mouth.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Stimulated Salivary Flow Rates
Stimulated salivary flow rates were compared between 0 and 8 weeks in both groups.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Unstimulated Salivary Flow Rates
Unstimulated salivary flow rates were compared between 0 and 8 weeks in both groups.
Time frame: 8 weeks
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