. 2016 Jun 30;11:30. doi: 10.1186/s13020-016-0102-0

Table 7.

Skin examination in placebo and SWT treated healthy subjects with and without menstrual cycle

Parameters	Duration	Placebo		Si Wu Tang (SWT)
		Placebo		Without menstrual cycle		With menstrual cycle
		Face	Arm/T-zone	Face	Arm/T-zone	Face	Arm/T-zone
Skin elasticity	Baseline	0.806 ± 0.09^a	0.883 ± 0.05^a	0.774 ± 0.08^a	0.856 ± 0.06^a	0.827 ± 0.09^a	0.901 ± 0.05^a
Skin elasticity	6th month	0.805 ± 0.08^a	0.874 ± 0.05^a	0.769 ± 0.08^a	0.864 ± 0.06^a	0.843 ± 0.06^a	0.895 ± 0.06^a
Skin moisture	Baseline	45.18 ± 10.75^a	49.45 ± 9.66^a	44.83 ± 10.75^a	47.42 ± 9.20^a	45.41 ± 10.40^a	50.80 ± 9.86^a
Skin moisture	6th month	45.20 ± 9.86^a	49.40 ± 10.83^a	48.11 ± 8.62^a	51.08 ± 9.94^a	43.11 ± 8.62^a	47.45 ± 9.09^a
Surface water loss (g/m²/h)	Baseline	9.43 ± 1.07^a	5.90 ± 0.66^a	10.02 ± 1.90^a	5.81 ± 0.98^a	9.04 ± 1.07^a	5.97 ± 1.89^a
Surface water loss (g/m²/h)	6th month	9.34 ± 1.54^a	5.52 ± 0.79^a	9.83 ± 3.26^a	4.59 ± 1.08^a	9.34 ± 3.73^a	5.06 ± 1.55^b
Sebum (μg/cm²) content	Baseline	71.46 ± 6.42^a	152.86 ± 26.46^a	68.82 ± 6.53^a	162.27 ± 16.46^a	73.24 ± 6.42^a	164.91 ± 16.46^a
Sebum (μg/cm²) content	6th month	64.02 ± 5.34^a	163.76 ± 28.37^a	58.00 ± 6.96^a	155.41 ± 30.47^a	71.42 ± 6.22^a	138.00 ± 22.95^b
Skin melanin index	Baseline	191.47 ± 40.59^a	185.76 ± 28.02^a	201.02 ± 40.59^a	204.27 ± 31.02^a	185.10 ± 40.59^a	173.41 ± 27.43^a
Skin melanin index	6th month	193.68 ± 34.78^a	185.22 ± 28.78^a	202.80 ± 41.44^a	203.29 ± 40.51^a	183.05 ± 41.44^a	172.65 ± 30.51^a
Skin erythema index	Baseline	261.12 ± 49.07^a	227.68 ± 35.96^a	295.57 ± 49.07^a	259.23 ± 64.10^a	238.16 ± 54.70^a	206.65 ± 38.06^a
Skin erythema index	6th month	266.37 ± 47.55^a	229.40 ± 34.88^a	303.66 ± 41.17^b	263.21 ± 64.58^a	256.80 ± 59.54^b	222.97 ± 45.88^b
Skin wrinkles	Baseline	34.84 ± 2.82^a	37.41 ± 3.89^a	35.66 ± 3.15^a	37.69 ± 4.96^a	34.30 ± 2.48^a	37.22 ± 3.05^a
Skin wrinkles	6th month	34.97 ± 3.42^a	37.02 ± 3.04^a	34.83 ± 3.03^a	36.66 ± 3.92^a	34.54 ± 3.61^a	34.95 ± 2.65^b

Values were expressed as mean ± SD (n = 55). Data within the same column of each group sharing different superscript letters (^{a, b}) were significantly different (p < 0.05)