the study involves the intake of two capsules per day, one capsule to be taken before breakfast and one before dinner for a period of 6 weeks of a nutritional supplement
INTERVENTION CAPSULE COMPOSITION active substances for 2 capsules Bio Curcumin 400 mg Polydatin 00 mg Beta-Caryophyllene 48 mg

particpants included in the placebo group will take two capsules per day (containing no bioactive compound, only hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, gellan gum, pigment), one capsule to be taken before breakfast and one before dinner for a period of 6 weeks.

Osteoarthritis

Knee Pain Chronic

two capsules per day, one capsule to be taken before breakfast and one before dinner for a period of 6 weeks.

Experimental: Curcumin derivate

two capsules per day (containing no bioactive compound, only hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, gellan gum, pigment), one capsule to be taken before breakfast and one before dinner for a period of 6 weeks.

Placebo

Effectiveness of Curcumin-based Food Supplement in Reducing Pain and Inflammatory Component in Osteoarthritis

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Curcumin-based Food Supplement in Reducing Pain and Inflammatory Component in People With Osteoarthritis

WOMAC scale is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 24 items divided into 3 subscales:
Pain (5 items): during walking, using stairs, in bed, sitting or lying, and standing upright Stiffness (2 items): after first waking and later in the day Physical Function (17 items): using stairs, rising from sitting, standing, bending, walking, getting in / out of a car, shopping, putting on / taking off socks, rising from bed, lying in bed, getting in / out of bath, sitting, getting on / off toilet, heavy domestic duties, light domestic duties
The test questions are scored on a 0-4 scale, corresponding to: None (0), Mild (1), Moderate (2), Severe (3), and Extreme (4).
The scores for each subscale are summed up; higher scores on the WOMAC indicate worse pain, stiffness, and functional limitations

Serum CRP levels were assessed by means of a commercially available CRP enzyme immunoassay

Levels of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, nitrates/nitrites will be evaluated by means of ELISA-testing

Painkillers utilization will be registered on a daily basis by participants, indicating dosage and daily frequency of use.

KOS Care SRL - Istituto di Riabilitazione Santo Stefano

450 mg of saffron capsule once a day for 6 weeks

Patients With Mild to Moderate GAD

20 patients with mild to moderate GAD, diagnosed by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IѴ (DSM-IѴ) who receive sertraline will randomly receive saffron (450 mg) as an add-on therapy on daily bases for 6 weeks. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) will use to assess the effect of treatment.

Saffron

20 patients with mild to moderate GAD who receive sertraline will receive placebo too

placebo

Effects of Saffron on Mild to Moderate Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

The Effect of Saffron (Crocus Satious L.) in the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Generalized Anxiety Disorder: a Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Dr Azita Hekmatdoost

National Nutrition and Food Technology Institute

Twenty four daily one hour sessions using Extra-corporeal electro-magnetic irradiation device combined with Herbal Food Supplement Selenium containing tables as an Anti Oxidant (Tablet A) starting 10 days before the radiation sessions and to continue for 24 weeks

Chronic HCV patients, non complicated will be treated by Herbal tablets only . 500 mg twice tablets every 6 hours daily for 6 months.

Hepatitis C

Herbal tablets, 1000 mg every 6 hours daily for 6 months

Herbal

New Technology and Methods to Fight Hepatitis C. Nicole Cutler L.Ac. August 6, 2007.

EMMS

Treatment of Chronic HCV Infected Egyptian Patients With Electromagnetic Waves and Herbal Therapy

SVR is defined as an absence of detectable HCV RNA in the serum with use of an assay with a sensitivity of at least 50 IU/mL.

Absence of detectable HCV RNA in the serum with use of an assay with a sensitivity of at least 50 IU/mL.

crocus speciosus/antifungal

Effectiveness of Curcumin-based Food Supplement in Reducing Pain and Inflammatory Component in Osteoarthritis

Effects of Saffron on Mild to Moderate Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Treatment of Chronic HCV Infected Egyptian Patients With Electromagnetic Waves and Herbal Therapy

Effect of Saffron Supplementation on Macular Cone-mediated Function in Age-related Macular Degeneration

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