title: [Effect of tongjingning granule on primary dysmenorrhea].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the mechanisms of tongjingning granule (TJN) on primary dysmenorrhea (PD).
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and twenty PD patients were treated with TJN, and 40 patients treated with aspirin as controls. The levels of serum estrogen (E2) and progestin (P) content in the luteal metaphase and anaphase (MI/AI) as well as endothelin (ET) and calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) in the metaphase and menstrual stage before and after treatment in partial patients were determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The therapeutic effect , and the curative markedly-effective rate and improvement rate of main accompanied symptoms of severe and moderate PD patients in the treated group were superior than those in the control group (P < 0.01). The level of E2 and ET were significantly decreased, and the content of P and CGRP were significantly increased in the treated group after treatment respectively (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  JTN not only can regulate ovarian hormone, ET and CGRP, but shows advantages in adjusting spirits and emotions, improving homeostasis and consolidating the therapeutic effect.
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin. songzm@tjutcm.edu.cn
authors.forename: Zhuo-min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Shu-li
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Mei-yu
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Shuzhen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xiaoxian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Linping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000097:blood; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D019332:Endothelin-1; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide