Baek Younghwa, Kim Hoseok, Mun Sujeong, Lee Siwoo
Future Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, 34054 Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Future Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, 34054 Daejeon, Republic of Korea..
Explore (NY). 2018 Nov;14(6):420-423. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2018.05.001. Epub 2018 Aug 2.
Prolonged fatigue is common among adults, yet only a small percentage of affected individuals seek medical attention. Following findings that complementary and alternative medicine can be effective strategies for improving fatigue, we evaluated the effect of an herbal tea regimen on prolonged fatigue.
In this pilot randomized controlled trial, participants with prolonged fatigue were randomly allocated to either a tea (n = 20) or control (n = 20) group. The tea group consumed herbal tea consisting of Astragali Radix, Angelicae gigantis Radix, and Zizyphi Fructus twice daily for 4 weeks, whereas the control group received no intervention. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and 4 and 8 weeks. The primary outcome was fatigue severity, measured using the Chalder Fatigue Scale. Secondary outcomes included sleep quality, depression symptoms, and quality of life.
Among the 40 individuals screened, 35 completed the study. Fatigue severity was significantly lower in the tea group than the control group at 4 weeks, and within the tea group, fatigue severity and sleep quality improved at the 4- and 8-week follow-ups vs. baseline in the tea group. Depression also significantly improved in the tea group at 8 weeks. There were no changes within the control group on any measure.
The findings suggest that our herbal tea formulation reduces fatigue severity and improves sleep quality in adults with prolonged fatigue.
长期疲劳在成年人中很常见，但只有一小部分受影响的人会寻求医疗帮助。在发现补充和替代医学可以成为改善疲劳的有效策略后，我们评估了一种花草茶疗法对长期疲劳的影响。
在这项初步随机对照试验中，患有长期疲劳的参与者被随机分配到茶组（n = 20）或对照组（n = 20）。茶组每天饮用两次由黄芪、当归和酸枣组成的花草茶，持续4周，而对照组不接受任何干预。在基线、4周和8周时评估结果。主要结果是疲劳严重程度，使用查尔德疲劳量表进行测量。次要结果包括睡眠质量、抑郁症状和生活质量。
在筛选的40名个体中，35名完成了研究。在4周时，茶组的疲劳严重程度显著低于对照组，并且在茶组中，与茶组的基线相比，在4周和8周随访时疲劳严重程度和睡眠质量有所改善。茶组在8周时抑郁也显著改善。对照组在任何测量指标上均无变化。
研究结果表明，我们的花草茶配方可降低长期疲劳成年人的疲劳严重程度并改善睡眠质量。
