Traditional chinese medicine for the treatment of dermatologic disorders

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1388-1393

  Koo, John ^a,c   Arain, Sumaira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPTOTHECIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII EXTRACT;

ANGELICA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0031785570     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.134.11.1388     Document Type: Review

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