Herbs for treating herpes simplex infections

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 83-88

  Yarnell, Eric ^a,b   Abascal, Kathy ^a  

^a Botanical Medicine Academy   (United States)

^b BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CASCARA SAGRADA; CATNIP EXTRACT; CRATAEGUS SINAICA EXTRACT; FAMCICLOVIR; FLAVONOID; FRANGULA BARK; GERANIUM MACULATUM EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; MELIA AZEDARACH EXTRACT; MELIA TOOSENDAN EXTRACT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; OCINUM VULGARE EXTRACT; ORIGANUM VULGARE EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; PRUNELLA ULGARIS EXTRACT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; RHUBARB EXTRACT; SALICYLIC ACID; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SENNA ALEXANDRINA EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; THYMUS SERPYLLUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALACICLOVIR;

ALOE; ANGIOSPERM; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; BASIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRATAEGUS; CREAM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; ECHINACEA; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; FRANGULA; GERANIUM; HERPES LABIALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MENTHA PIPERITA; NEPETA; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; POMEGRANATE; PRUNELLA; REVIEW; RHODIOLA; RHUBARB; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SEAWEED; SIDE EFFECT; THYME; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

EID: 17644426304     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/act.2005.11.83     Document Type: Review

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