Herbal therapy in dermatology

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 232-242

  Bedi, Monica K ^a   Shenefelt, Philip D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CALENDULA EXTRACT; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CAPSAICIN; CHELIDONIUM EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DABAO; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLIN; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; PROPOLIS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; TANNIN; TEA TREE OIL; TOLNAFTATE; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT;

ACNE; ALOPECIA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BURN; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDYLOMA; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CURCUMA LONGA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHRODERMA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HERB; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RASH; REVIEW; SCABIES; SKIN; SKIN CANCER; VENOPYRONUM; VERRUCA VULGARIS; WOUND;

EID: 0036172374     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.138.2.232     Document Type: Review

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