Psoriasis and aromatherapy

International Journal of Aromatherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 2-8

  Bensouilah, Janetta ^a  

^a Raworth International College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; ALMOND OIL; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANTIPSORIASIS AGENT; BERGAMOT OIL; BORAGO OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; BOSWELLIA CARTERI OIL; CALENDULA EXTRACT; CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE OIL; CHAMAZULENE; CISTUS LADANIFERUS OIL; COAL TAR; COLECALCIFEROL DERIVATIVE; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA OIL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DITHRANOL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; ETRETIN; HELICHRYSUM EXTRACT; LAVENDER OIL; METHOTREXATE; PRIMROSE OIL; PSORALEN DERIVATIVE; RETINOID; SALICYLIC ACID; STEROID; TOPICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BOSWELLIA CARTERI; CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE; CISTUS LADANIFERUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA; CREAM; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG CARCINOGENICITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRY SKIN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LONG TERM CARE; NAUSEA; OINTMENT; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PLANT; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUSTULAR PSORIASIS; PUVA; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STRIA; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TACHYPHYLAXIS; TELANGIECTASIA; TERATOGENICITY; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0037897463     PISSN: 09624562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-4562(03)00036-5     Document Type: Article

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