Therapeutic Effect of Chinese Herbal Medicine on Food Allergy
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2012-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The increasing prevalence of allergic diseases in westernized countries poses a significant
health problem and a tremendous burden on quality of life and healthcare expenditure. Food
allergy affects as many as 6% of young children and 3% to 4% of adults. While the majority of
children outgrow their allergy to milk, egg, wheat and soy, allergies to peanut, tree nuts,
fish and shellfish are often life-long. Currently, there are no treatments that can cure or
provide long-term remission from food allergy. Based on our preliminary studies, we
hypothesize that our investigational botanical drug, FAHF-2TM, will be a safe and effective
herbal therapy for food allergy. We are enrolling those age 12-45 yrs old with allergies to
peanut, tree nuts, sesame, fish, and/or shellfish.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Li, Xiu-Min, M.D.
Collaborator:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)