Escharotic and other botanical agents for the treatment of skin cancer: A review

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 486-494

  Jellinek, Nathaniel ^a,b   Maloney, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNONA MURICATA EXTRACT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; APRICOT EXTRACT; ARCTIUM LAPPA EXTRACT; BIRCH EXTRACT; BLOODROOT EXTRACT; CAN X; CAPSICUM EXTRACT; ESCHAROTIC AGENT; GALANGAL EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GOLDENSEAL EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; LAETRILE; LARREA DIVARICATA EXTRACT; LAVENDER OIL; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; RED CLOVER EXTRACT; RUMEX ACETOSELLA EXTRACT; SILYMARIN; SODOM APPLE EXTRACT; TEA TREE OIL; ULMUS RUBRA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; WILLOW EXTRACT; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ALPINIA; ANNONA; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APRICOT; ARCTIUM; BIRCH; BOSWELLIA; DRUG EFFECT; ELM; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GINGER; HUMAN; HYDRASTIS; INCENSE; LARREA; LAVENDER; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELALEUCA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED CLOVER; REVIEW; RUMEX; SANGUINARIA CANADENDID; SELF MEDICATION; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SKIN CANCER; SOLANUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILLOW;

EID: 23944443058     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.04.090     Document Type: Article

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