Shakuyaku-kanzo-to (Shao-Yao-Gan-Cao-Tang) as Treatment of Painful Muscle Cramps in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Its Minimum Effective Dose
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors would like to thank Mr Kenji Miura for his technical assistance.
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