Traditional Chinese medicine and treatment of neonatal jaundice

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 645-651

  Ho, N K ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

corticosteroids; Gan cao (licorice); Huang lian (berberine); neonatal jaundice; traditional Chinese medicine (TCM); Yin chen (Artemisia)

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; GLYCYRRHIZA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; RHUBARB; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL;

EID: 0030431633     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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