Muscle damage induced by black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)

Phytomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 115-118

  Minciullo, P L ^a   Saija, A ^a   Patafi, M ^a   Marotta, G ^a   Ferlazzo, B ^a   Gangemi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthenia; Black cohosh; Cimicifuga racemosa; Menopause; Muscle enzyme

Indexed keywords

CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CREATINE KINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CASE REPORT; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MUSCLE INJURY; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ASTHENIA; CIMICIFUGA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PLANT EXTRACTS;

CIMICIFUGA DAHURICA; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA;

EID: 29144529204     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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