Contextually, traditional medicine remains a primary healthcare resource for a significant proportion of the Cameroonian population. Despite growing pharmacological interest in medicinal plants, the practitioners who constitute the human backbone of this system herbalists, traditional healers, phytotherapists, and naturopaths remain understudied in their socio-cultural context, their knowledge sy…
Background and aimCurrently, the preparation and evaluation of botanical placebos for decoctions lack standardization. This study conducted a multidimensional evaluation of an inert excipient decoction placebo for Chaihu-Shugan-San (CSS) and three low-dose CSS formulations, to determine the optimal CSS formulation for use in the control group of clinical randomized controlled trials. The Four Pil…
