Medicinal herb use among asthmatic patients attending a specialty care facility in Trinidad

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Clement, Yuri N ^a   Williams, Arlene F ^a   Aranda, Derick ^a   Chase, Ronald ^a   Watson, Nadya ^a   Mohammed, Rochelle ^a   Stubbs, Odia ^a   Williamson, Deneil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CANNABIS; CAPSICUM EXTRACT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA EXTRACT; CORDIDIA CYLINDRISTACHYA EXTRACT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; ERYNGIUM FOETIDIUM EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIBISCUS ROSA SINENSIS EXTRACT; HYDRASTIS CANADENESIS EXTRACT; HYMENOCALIS TUBIFLORA EXTRACT; LEONOTIS NEPETIFOLIA EXTRACT; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; PIMENTA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; THEOPHYLLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASIL; BLACK SAGE; CHROMOLAENA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DECISION MAKING; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG USE; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; ERYNGIUM; FEMALE; GARLIC; GINGER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIBISCUS; HUMAN; HYDRASTIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATRICARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORINDA; NUTMEG; ONION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEPPER; PIMENTA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; SELF MEDICATION; SHANDILEER; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; WILD ONION;

EID: 25444533050     PISSN: 14726882     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-5-3     Document Type: Article

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