The treatment of allergies using Sanfujiu: A method of applying Chinese herbal medicine paste to acupoints on three peak summer days

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 967-976

  Tai, Chen Jei ^a,b   Chien, Li Yin ^c,d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergy; Herba asari; Radix kansui; Reactive symptoms; Rhizoma Cordalis; Sanfujiu; Semen sinapis albae; Therapeutic effect

Indexed keywords

ASARUM EXTRACT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHINESE DRUG; CORDALIS EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KANSUI EXTRACT; SINAPIS ALBAE EXTRACT; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASARUM; ASTHMA; BLISTER; CHILD; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONSTIPATION; CORDALIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTERVIEW; KANSUI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NOSE CONGESTION; PAIN; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SANFUJIU; SIDE EFFECT; SINAPIS ALBAE; SORE THROAT; SUMMER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAIWAN; TELEPHONE; THIRST; XEROSTOMIA;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 10944244605     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04002569     Document Type: Article

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