Herbal therapy in primary health care in Maracanaú, Ceará, Brazil

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 1336-1341

  Silva, Maria I G ^a   Sousa, Francisca C F ^a   Gondim, Ana P S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Herbal medicines; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; BAUHINIA CANDICANS EXTRACT; BAUHINIA FORFICATA EXTRACT; BAUHINIA LIMPS EXTRACT; BAUHINIA RUFESCENS EXTRACT; BAUHINIA SPLENDEN EXTRACT; CECROPIA EXTRACT; COMFREY EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIPPIA SIDOIDES EXTRACT; MENTHA VILLOSA EXTRACT; MIKANIA GLOMERATA EXTRACT; MIRACRODRUON URUNDEUVA EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PASSIFLORA EDULIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLECTRANTHUS AMBOINICUS EXTRACT; PLECTRANTHUS BARBATUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA CANDICANS; BAUHINIA FORFICATA; BAUHINIA LIMPS; BAUHINIA RUFESCENS; BAUHINIA SPLENDEN; BRAZIL; BRONCHITIS; CECROPIA; COMFREY; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LIPPIA; LIPPIA SIDOIDES; MALE; MENTHA VILLOSA; MICACRODRUON URUNDEUVA; MIKANIA GLOMERATA; MYALGIA; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; OINTMENT; PASSION FRUIT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PLECTRANTHUS AMBOINICUS; PLECTRANTHUS BARBATUS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; SYRUP;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG INDUSTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 21744456236     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1E178     Document Type: Article

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