Is Chios mastic gum effective in the treatment of functional dyspepsia? A prospective randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial.
- 2010-02
- RCT
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 127(2)
- Konstantinos J Dabos
- Ekaterini Sfika
- Lisa J Vlatta
- Despoina Frantzi
- Georgios I Amygdalos
- Georgios Giannikopoulos
- PubMed: 19961914
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.11.021
- High evidence
- Clinical
There was a marked improvement of symptoms in 40% of patients receiving placebo and in 77% of patients receiving Chios mastic gum (p<0.02).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Large
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 350 mg three times daily