Herb-drug interactions: Interactions between ginseng and prescription medications

Geriatrics

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 16-17

  Bressler, Rubin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BUMETANIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; DRUG; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; ETACRYNIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HEMATOLOGIC AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; ISOCARBOXAZID; KAVA; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NIFEDIPINE; PHENELZINE; SABAL EXTRACT; TORASEMIDE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; EXCITABILITY; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; NEUROTOXICITY; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SHORT SURVEY;

DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PANAX; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 23844516329     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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