Kidney and urinary therapeutics in early medieval monastic medicine

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 324-328

  Riddle, John M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aloe; Cinnamon; Crocus; Diabetes; Diuretics; Internal ulcers; Mastic; Monastic medicine; Myrrh; Strangury

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ASARUM EUROPAEUM EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA OPOBALSAMUM EXTRACT; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; CUMIN EXTRACT; DIURETIC AGENT; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; INSULIN; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI EXTRACT; PISTACIA LENTISCUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOE VERA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ASARUM; BOOK; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA; COMMIPHORA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROCUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FENUGREEK; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICTURITION DISORDER; NARDOSTACHYS; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE RETENTION;

ALOE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 2942667833     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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