Evaluation on the effects of a granulated medicine “ Com bo ty cai dang” in the nutritional rehabilitation of the children in community
- Author:
Pham Thi Ly
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Com bo ty cai dang
- MeSH:
Child;
Nutritional Status;
Medicine, Traditional
- From:Journal Reasearch of Vietnam Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy
2003;0(9):28-29
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
74 malnourished children of I and II grade according to the score of nursery medicine, in 2 creches, aged 12-60 months, irrespective of gender, suffering from 2 forms of malnitition (Ty hu - digestion failure, and Cam tich - stunting, as traditional medicine's classification). Studied subjects were divided randomly into 2 groups: one - 41 subjects using Com bo ty cai dang gramlae and other - 33 not. Com bo ty cai dang has exerted significant effect on rehabilitation of malnourished children. After 1 month, 92.68% subjects have got weight gained, while in control group only 57.58%. The effect was notified in both two forms: - Ti hu 31.43% and Cam tich 16.67%, there is no side effect
