Boswellia-curcumin preparation for treating knee osteoarthritis: A clinical evaluation

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 341-348

  Badria, Farid A ^a   El Farahaty, Tamer ^b   Shabana, Adel A ^b   Hawas, Samia A ^b   El Batoty, M Fathy ^b  

^a Mansoura University 35516   (Egypt)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSWELLIA CARTERIA EXTRACT; DICLOFENAC; FAS ANTIGEN; NITRIC OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BOSWELLIA; BOSWELLIA CARTERIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0036904751     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107628002761574635     Document Type: Article

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