| 摘要 |
A method of determining the effectiveness of an agent for the relief and prevention of a suffering condition comprises the steps of a) exposing a susceptible person to a quantity of a trigger substance reproducibly effective in producing within an appropriate period a suffering condition perceptible by the person and in the absence of treatment, lasting for at least six hours after being perceived, b) orally administering to said person being exposed to said quantity of trigger substance a quantity of the agent whose effectiveness in said quantity in relieving said suffering condition is to be determined, c) measuring the extent of said suffering condition of the person upon administering said agent, and d) comparing the extent of said suffering condition with and without the administration of said agent. Also disclosed are effective quantities of certain nutrient substances which can reproducibly relieve a suffering condition produced in a susceptible subject by the administration of a trigger substance.
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