Cough

Table 6 Differences in symptoms between the TCM and placebo groups in female subjects

From: Effectiveness of a Chinese herbal medicine preparation in the treatment of cough in uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection: a randomised double-blinded placebo-control trial

	Study Group
	TCM Group	Placebo Group
Parameters	Median (range)	Median (range)	P Value
Symptoms
Day Cough	-1 (-3 – 4)	-1 (-3 – 3)	0.958
Nigh Cough	-1 (-3 – 4)	-1 (-3 – 3)	0.910
Sputum	-1 (-4 – 4)	0 (-2 –4)	0.029*
Nasal Congestion	-1 (-3 – 2)	-1 (-4 – 3)	0.749
Running Nose	-1 (-3 – 4)	-1 (-3 – 3)	0.944
Sneezing	-1 (-3 – 3)	-1 (-3 – 1)	0.629
Hoarseness	-1 (-3 – 3)	-1 (-3 – 2)	0.594
Sore Throat	-1 (-3 – 2)	-1 (-4 – 1)	0.517
Muscle Pain	-1 (-4 – 1)	0 (-3 – 1)	0.374
Chest Pain	0 (-4 – 1)	0 (-3 – 0)	0.937
Headache	-1 (-4 – 1)	0 (-4 – 2)	0.510
Total Score	-11 (-26 – 16)	-10 (-27 – 15)	0.722

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