Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the menopausal transition: The effect of a Chinese Herbal Formula on Vasomotor symptoms and bone turnover.

INTERVENTION: Herbal medicine formulation in tablet form, with a dosage of 2 tablets twice per day for 16 weeks. The ingredients of the formulation remain commercial‐in‐confidence. CONDITION: Menopause PRIMARY OUTCOME: Reduction in the number and severity of vasomotor symptoms as recorded on the Daily Flush Diary. SECONDARY OUTCOME: Improvement in menopause related quality of life as measured by the Greene Climac Scale. Improvement in the Hot Flush Related Daily Interference Scale (HFRDI). INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Women with at least 12 months amenorrhoea aged between 45‐65 years. 2. On average 6 episodes of vasomotor symptoms per day.