Iberis amara L. and Iberogast® - Results of a systematic review concerning functional dyspepsia

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 51-59

  Melzer, Joerg ^a   Iten, F ^a   Reichling, J ^b   Saller, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bitter candytuft; Fixed combination; Functional dyspepsia; Herbal drug; Iberis amara; Iberogast ; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA EXTRACT; CARDUI MARIAE EXTRACT; CARVI EXTRACT; CHELIDONII EXTRACT; CISAPRIDE; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MATRICARIA EXTRACT; MELISSAE FOLIUM EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRONCHITIS; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON TUMOR; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPEPSIA; EMBASE; ESOPHAGITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IBERIS AMARA; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO;

DYSPEPSIA; HUMANS; MULTICENTER STUDIES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23844554823     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v04n04_05     Document Type: Review

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