Current studies of traditional Chinese medicine: A review

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 265-272

  Huang, Yi Tsau ^a   Hong, Chuang Ye ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese herbs; Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; ARTEMISININ; EPHEDRINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN;

ACONITE; ACUTE HEPATITIS; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG INTOXICATION; HEART FAILURE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; MALARIA; REVIEW; TAIWAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACONITUM;

EID: 0031406207     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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