Herbal-product use in non-HIV and HIV-positive Hispanic patients

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1686-1691

  Rivera, José O ^a,b,e   González Stuart, Armando ^a   Ortiz, Melchor ^c   Rodríguez, José C ^a   Anaya, Jaime P ^a   Meza, Armando ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Herb drug interactions; Herbal products; HIV patients; Mexican Americans

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANISE OIL; CAMPHOR; CANNABIS; CHAMOMILE; COMFREY EXTRACT; CRATAEGUS EXTRACT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; EUCALYPTUS EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLUCOSAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KAVA EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT; STARCH; SULFUR; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; CARDIOTOXICITY; CELERY; CINNAMON; FEMALE; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HIBISCUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPUNTIA; OREGANO; PARSLEY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; TOMATO; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VERBASCUM;

EID: 28744453094     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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