Side-effects of complementary and alternative medicine

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 707-716

  Niggemann, B ^a,b   Gruber C ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Complementary and alternative medicine; Placebo; Side effects; Unconventional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ARSENIC; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CADMIUM; CASCARA SAGRADA; CHAMOMILE; CITRUS HYSTRIX EXTRACT; CORTICOSTEROID; CUMIN OIL; DAISAIKOTO; ECBALIUM ELATERIUM EXTRACT; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA SINICA EXTRACT; FEXOFENADINE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LEAD; MERCURY; PHENYTOIN; PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA EXTRACT; RHUS TOXICODENDRON EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; TAGETES PATULA EXTRACT; TEA TREE OIL; THALLIUM; THEOPHYLLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN; XIAO CHAI HU TANG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALLERGY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CARCINOGENICITY; CHINESE HERB; CITRUS HYSTRIX; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPNEA; ECBALIUM ELATERIUM; ECHINACEA; EPHEDRA SINICA; GINKGO BILOBA; HEART TAMPONADE; HEPATITIS; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; KWASHIORKOR; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PNEUMOTHORAX; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORALEA; REVIEW; RHUS TOXICODENDRON; SENNA; SKIN DISEASE; SPINE INJURY; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TAGETES PATULA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 0042171571     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00219.x     Document Type: Review

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