Reduction in the number of infective Trichinella spiralis larvae in mice by use of homeopathic drugs

Forschende Komplementarmedizin und Klassische Naturheilkunde

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 202-205

  Sukul, Nirmal C ^a   Ghosh, Sudeshna ^a   Sinhababu, Santi P ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cina; Homeopathic drugs; Podophyllum; Santonin; Trichinella spiralis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORIDE; CINA 30; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; PEPSIN A; PLANT EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLUM EXTRACT; SANTONIN; SANTONINUM 30; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHINOSIS; ULTRASOUND; WATER CONTENT;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ARTEMISIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; LARVA; MICE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHINOSIS;

EID: 24144456981     PISSN: 14247364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086306     Document Type: Article

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