Contamination of herbal medicines

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 275, Issue 7361, 2005, Pages 167-168

  Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHENAZONE; ARSENIC; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CADMIUM; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHINESE DRUG; CHLORZOXAZONE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; COPPER; COSMETIC; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; ETHENZAMIDE; FENFLURAMINE; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HEAVY METAL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; INDOMETACIN; LEAD; MERCURY; PHENACETIN; PHENYTOIN; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; THALLIUM; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BRAZIL; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIA; LEAD POISONING; MERCURIALISM; PRESCRIPTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARDIZATION; TOXICITY TESTING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 23844513865     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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