Herbal medicines for treatment of fungal infections: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials

Mycoses

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 87-92

  Martin, Karen W ^a   Ernst, E ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Clinical trials; Fungal infection; Herbal medicine; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BITTER ORANGE OIL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MICONAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLANUM CHRYSOTRICHUM EXTRACT; SOLANUM NIGRESCENS EXTRACT; TEA TREE OIL; TOLNAFTATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DERMATITIS; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYCOSIS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SOLANUM; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA PEDIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; MYCOSES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TEA TREE OIL; TINEA;

CITRUS AURANTIUM; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM NIGRESCENS; TINEA;

EID: 2342469349     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2003.00951.x     Document Type: Review

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