Use of complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of genital herpes

Herpes

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 38-41

  Perfect, Michelle M ^a   Bourne, Nigel ^a   Ebel, Charles ^b   Rosenthal, Susan L ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b American Social Health Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Biologically based products; Complementary and alternative medicine; Genital herpes; Herbs; Herpes simplex virus; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BUTYLCRESOL; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; ECHINAFORCE; ELEGAN; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS EXTRACT; EUCALYPTUS OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HERPIGON; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LITHIUM; LYSINE; PEPPERMINT OIL; PROPOLIS; RESVERATROL; TEA TREE OIL; VITAMIN; ZINC;

ALGA; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; BEE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DERMATITIS; DISORIENTATION; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; GARLIC; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENITAL HERPES; GLYCYRRHIZA; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HONEY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; LEMON; MASTALGIA; MELANCHOLIA; MOOD DISORDER; MOUTH ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRUNELLA; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN TINGLING; SORE THROAT;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HERPES GENITALIS; HUMANS; LYSINE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; ZINC;

ALGAE; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ALOE; ALOE VERA; APOIDEA; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; CITRUS LIMON; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; EUCALYPTUS; GLYCYRRHIZA; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 27244447454     PISSN: 09697667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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