Alternative therapy in pruritus

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-180

  Millikan, Larry E ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative therapy; Herbals; Pharmacology; Physiology; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BISABOLOL; CALAMINE; CAMPHOR; CETIRIZINE; CHAMAZULENE; CHAMOMILE; CIMETIDINE; COAL TAR; CROTAMITON; CYPROHEPTADINE; DESLORATADINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXEPIN; FEXOFENADINE; HYDROXYZINE; ICHTHAMMOL; LIDOCAINE; LORATADINE; MENTHOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PRAMOCAINE; PREDNISOLONE; RANITIDINE; RESORCINOL; STEROID; TAR; TRITON X 100; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARNICA MONTANA; BALNEOTHERAPY; DIET THERAPY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRURITUS; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

BALNEOLOGY; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PRURITUS; REFLEXOTHERAPY;

EID: 0041671023     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8019.2003.01626.x     Document Type: Review

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