Beginnings of drug therapy: Drug therapy in ancient India

Drug News and Perspectives

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 403-408

  Borchardt, John K ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ALKALOID; ALPHA ASARONE; ARTEMESIA VULGARIS EXTRACT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT; BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; BOSWELLIA SERRATA EXTRACT; BUCHANANIA LAZAN EXTRACT; CALLICARPA MACROPHYLLA EXTRACT; CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; CLOFIBRATE; CORDIA MYXA EXTRACT; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; CURCUMA ZEDOARIA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; HYSSOPUS OFFICIANALIS EXTRACT; IPOMOEA DIGITATA EXTRACT; MADHUCA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PAEDERIA FOETIDA EXTRACT; PAPAIN; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA EXTRACT; SIDA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERUM EXTRACT;

ARTEMESIA VULGARIS; ARTHRALGIA; ASTHMA; BACOPA MONNIERI; BLACK PEPPER; BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA; BRONCHITIS; BUCHANANIA LAZAN; CALLICARPA MACROPHYLLA; CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; CORDIA MYXA; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; COUGHING; CURCUMA LONGA; CURCUMA ZEDOARIA; DANDRUFF; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DYSPEPSIA; FEVER; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYSSOPUS OFFICIANALIS; INDIA; INDIGESTION; IPOMOEA DIGITATA; MADHUCA LONGIFOLIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDICINE; OBESITY; OCIMUM SANCTUM; PAEDERIA FOETIDA; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA; RELIGION; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SIDA CORDIFOLIA; STOMACH DISEASE; VERRUCA VULGARIS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERUM;

ALKALOIDS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 0141535098     PISSN: 02140934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dnp.2003.16.6.829312     Document Type: Review

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