Research Article

The Effects of Banha-sasim-tang on Dyspeptic Symptoms and Gastric Motility in Cases of Functional Dyspepsia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, and Two-Center Trial

Table 2

Changes in individual dyspeptic symptoms of gastrointestinal symptom (GIS) scale.

SymptomsBaseline6 weeks14 weeks
BST ( = 50)Placebo ( = 50)BST ( = 44)Placebo ( = 41)BST ( = 44)Placebo ( = 40)

Nausea1.04 1.101.32 1.020.70 0.930.59 0.840.59 0.840.60 0.71
Sickness0.60 0.900.62 0.880.50 0.820.49 0.810.48 0.730.30 0.65
Vomiting0.56 0.862.38 1.270.36 0.720.22 0.520.25 0.530.15 0.43
Bloating2.42 0.932.38 1.031.43 0.971.15 0.961.57 1.111.20 0.88
Abdominal cramps1.02 0.941.32 1.300.66 0.940.54 0.870.48 0.590.45 0.78
Early satiety2.30 1.282.26 0.921.09 0.86 * 1.59 0.841.16 1.141.28 0.96
Heart burn1.50 1.161.50 1.280.89 0.890.71 0.870.77 0.940.78 0.97
Loss of appetite1.40 1.211.34 1.210.91 1.010.71 0.900.77 0.940.83 0.96
Retrosternal discomfort1.00 1.140.84 1.170.66 1.030.39 0.670.59 0.840.38 0.63
Epigastric or upper abdominal pain1.60 1.011.68 1.330.98 1.070.71 0.870.66 0.960.53 0.75

BST: Banha-sasim-tang.
*Statistically significant.