Herbal diuretics revisited: From 'wise women' to William Withering

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 112-118

  Kinne Saffran, Eva ^a   Kinne, Rolf K H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardioglycosides; Diuretics; Foxglove; Hildegard von Bingen; Leonart Fuchs; William Withering

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; DIGITALIS; DIURETIC AGENT;

ASCITES; BODY FLUID; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICTURITION; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENCE; TABLET; THEORY; WELLBEING;

DIGITALIS; DIURETICS; EUROPE; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PORTRAITS;

EID: 0036334388     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000063748     Document Type: Conference Paper

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