Amrita Bindu - An antioxidant inducer therapy in asthma children

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-114

  Kumar, Sumathy S ^a   Shanmugasundaram, K Radha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Allergy; Antioxidants; Asthma; Free radicals; Inflammation; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

AMRITA BINDU; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; FREE RADICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING;

EID: 0346492918     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.09.031     Document Type: Article

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