A pentaherbs capsule as a treatment option for atopic dermatitis in children: An open-labeled case series

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 941-950

  Hon, Kam Lun Ellis ^a   Leung, Ting Fan ^a   Wong, Yin ^a   Lam, Wai Kei Christopher ^a   Guan, De Qi Bill ^a   Ma, Kwok Chiu ^a   Sung, Yn Tz Rita ^a   Fok, Tai Fai ^a   Leung, Ping Chung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atopic Dermatitis; Children; Traditional Chinese Medicine

Indexed keywords

ATRACTYLODES EXTRACT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHINESE DRUG; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LONICERA EXTRACT; MACROPHAGE DERIVED CHEMOKINE; MENTHA EXTRACT; PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA EXTRACT; PENTAHERB; PHELLODENDRUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; THYMUS AND ACTIVATION REGULATED CHEMOKINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATRACTYLODES; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORK TREE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FLOWER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LONICERA; MALE; MENTHA; PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RHIZOME; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAPSULES; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 10944269117     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04002545     Document Type: Article

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