Botanical treatments for hemorrhoids

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 285-289

  Abascal, Kathy ^a   Yarnell, Eric ^b  

^a Botanical Medicine Academy   (United States)

^b BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM EXTRACT; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; CALENDULA EXTRACT; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CHAMOMILE; FENNEL EXTRACT; FRANGULA EXTRACT; HAMAMELIS EXTRACT; ISPAGULA; MELILOTUS EXTRACT; OAK EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PREPARATION H HEMORRHOIDAL COOLING GEL; RUSCUS ACULEATUS EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; STONE ROOT EXTRACT; TRIMETHYLHESPERIDIN CHALCONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; ARNICA MONTANA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAMAMELIS; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; MARIGOLD; MATRICARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; OAK; PAIN; PLANTAGO OVATA; PREVALENCE; RECTOSCOPY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STONE ROOT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 29444444236     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/act.2005.11.285     Document Type: Review

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