―no. (%)

Baseline

The 1^st course

The 2^nd course

The 3^rd course

P value

X²

Any treatments other than Western Medicine

42 (46.2)

38 (41.8)

38 (41.3)

30 (33)

0.305

3.62

Chinese Herb Medicine

34 (37.4)

22 (24.2)

14 (15.2)

21 (23.1)

0.003^##

13.69

Acupuncture & Moxibustion

14 (15.4)

9 (9.9)

7 (7.6)

11 (12.1)

0.385

3.05

Others

8 (8.8)

28 (30.8)

36 (39.1)

15 (16.5)

0.000^###

24.48