Chinese herbal medicines

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 275-279

  Ergil, Kevin V ^a   Kramer, Elizabeth J ^b   Ng, Anthony T ^c  

^a TOURO COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Charles B Wang Community Health Center   (United States)

^c Disaster Psychiatry Outreach   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM EXTRACT; ADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANGELICA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PHENELZINE; PREDNISOLONE; RHUBARB EXTRACT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EDEMA; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INSOMNIA; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; PARALYSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF MEDICATION; SODIUM RETENTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERTIGO;

DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MEDICINE, HERBAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036759814     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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