The effect of spirulina in the treatment of bronchial asthma

Journal of Nutraceuticals, Functional and Medical Foods

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 53-60

  Labhe, R U ^a   Mani, U V ^a   Iyer, U M ^a   Mishra, M ^a   Jani, K ^b   Bhattacharya, A ^b  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b Medical College

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Lung; Nutraceutical; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; MULTINAL; PROTEIN; SPIRULINA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; SPIRULINA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

SPIRULINA;

EID: 0035709126     PISSN: 10894179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J133v03n04_06     Document Type: Article

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