Medicinal plants, science, and health care

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 1-36

  Barrett, Bruce ^a   Kieffer, David ^b  

^a Swedish Family Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioprospecting; Ethnobotany; Herbal medicine; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA ANNUA EXTRACT; ATROPINE; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; CINCHONA EXTRACT; CURARE; DICOUMAROL; DIGITALIS EXTRACT; DIOSGENIN; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; ERGOTAMINE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HYOSCYAMINE; IPECAC; OPIATE; PACLITAXEL; QUININE; SCOPOLAMINE; SENNA EXTRACT; THEOBROMINE; THEOPHYLLINE; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

MEDICINAL PLANT;

BOTANY; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG COST; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG USE; GARLIC; GINGER; GINSENG; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTION SICKNESS; REVIEW; TAXUS BREVIFOLIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VALERIANA OFFICINALIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034768872     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v08n02_01     Document Type: Review

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