Prescribing herbal medications appropriately

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 985-988

  Ernst, Edzard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CRANBERRY EXTRACT; CRATAEGUS EXTRACT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KAVA EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAW PALMETTO EXTRACT; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM EXTRACT; TEA TREE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIAN;

ANXIETY; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ENTEROPATHY; HANGOVER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INSOMNIA; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; IRRITABLE COLON; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MIGRAINE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NOTE; PAIN; SKIN DISEASE;

DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, HERBAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10044248297     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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