Flower A

No ORCID on file · 9 papers in corpus · active 2007-2017

Study types

  • article 2
  • meta-analysis 1
  • rct 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 5
  • dysmenorrhea 3
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 2
  • infertility 2
2017
BMC complementary and alternative medicine
2017
BMC complementary and alternative medicine
2013
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081650

BackgroundA large number of infertile couples are choosing Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) as an adjuvant therapy to improve their success when undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). There is no systematic review to evaluate the impact of C…

review 2012
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.cd006568.pub3

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of tissue that is morphologically and biologically similar to normal endometrium in locations outside the uterus. Surgical and hormonal treatment of endometriosis have unpleasant si…

article 2011
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1089/acm.2010.0073

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common and disabling gynecologic condition affecting between 5% and 15% of women of childbearing age. Conventional medical intervention has unpleasant side-effects, and symptoms frequently return after treatme…

rct 2011
Journal of ethnopharmacology ·doi:10.1016/j.jep.2010.12.025

BACKGROUND: There is a need to develop an evidence base for Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) that is both rigorous and reflective of good practice. This paper proposes a novel methodology to test individualised herbal decoctions using a random…

meta-analysis 2009
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews ·doi:10.1002/14651858.CD006568.pub2

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of tissue that is morphologically and biologically similar to normal endometrium in locations outside the uterus. Surgical and hormonal treatment of endometriosis have unpleasant si…

2009
Explore (New York, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1016/j.explore.2008.12.001

IntroductionWhole systems of healthcare offer unique methodological and theoretical challenges for researchers. Herbalism has its own set of methodological and philosophical research issues that are beyond those presented for whole system r…

article 2007
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1089/acm.2006.6283

BACKGROUND: For most complementary and alternative medicine interventions, the absence of a high-quality evidence base to define good practice presents a serious problem for clinicians, educators, and researchers. The Delphi process may off…