Herbal medicine in Kenya: Evidence of safety and efficacy

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 341-342

  Orwa, J A ^a   Pharm, B ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIGOUT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; CARDIOTONIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CODEINE; COLCHICINE; DIGITOXIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINERAL; MORPHINE; QUININE; RESERPINE; VINCRISTINE;

ATROPA BALLADONA; CATHARANTHUS AUTUMNALE; CINCHONA; CIRCULATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEVIL CLAW; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGITALIS PURPUREE; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; ECHINACEA; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; GINKGO BILOBA; HEALTH CARE; HERBAL MEDICINE; KENYA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NONHUMAN; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RAUWOLFIA; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SAFETY; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILLOW BARK; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; KENYA; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MEDICINE, HERBAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036629789     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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