Inflammation and Native American medicine: The role of botanicals

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 339-347

  Borchers, Andrea T ^a   Keen, Carl L ^a   Stern, Judy S ^a   Gershwin, M Eric ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Echinacea; Ethnobiology; Herbal supplements; Medical botanicals; Native Americans; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT;

ACHILLEA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MARKETING; ECHINACEA; GARLIC; GINSENG; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; NORTH AMERICA; SABAL;

EID: 0033855501     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/72.2.339     Document Type: Article

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