Bangpungtongsung-san for patients with major depressive disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled phase II clinical trial

• Main Authors: Yunna Kim (Author), Yujin Choi (Author), Mi Young Lee (Author), Seung-Hun Cho (Author), In Chul Jung (Author), Dong-Hoon Kang (Author), Changsop Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Bangpungtongsung-san (BTS) is a representative herbal medicine that has been widely used for patients with obesity in east Asian countries. Various preclinical studies have demonstrated the anti-depressive effect of BTS granules in various animal models of depression. This phase...