Palestinian plant medicines for treating renal disorders: An inventory and brief history

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 295-300

  Abu Rabia, Aref ^a,b  

^a Department of Anthropology ^*  (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AARONSOHNIA FAKTOROVSKYI EXTRACT; ACHILLEA FRAGRANTISSIMA EXTRACT; AMBROSIA MARITIMA EXTRACT; ANABASIS ARTICULATA EXTRACT; ARISARUM VULGARE EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA ARBORESCENS EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA JUDAICA EXTRACT; ARUM PALAESTINUM EXTRACT; CALENDULA OFFICINAILS EXTRACT; CENTAUREA IBERICA EXTRACT; CETERACH OFFICINARUM EXTRACT; CYNARA SYRIACA EXTRACT; ECHINOPS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; EUPATORIUM CANNABIUM EXTRACT; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS EXTRACT; HERNIARIA HIRSUTA EXTRACT; LACTUCA SERRIOLA EXTRACT; LEPTADENIA PYROTECHNICA EXTRACT; MATRICARIA AUREA EXTRACT; NOTOBASIS SYRIACA EXTRACT; PARONYCHIA ARGENTEA EXTRACT; PHAGNALON RUPESTRE EXTRACT; PISTACIA LENTISCUS EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; THRINCIA TUBEROSA EXTRACT; UMBILICUS INTERMEDIUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VARTHEMIA IPHIONOIDES EXTRACT;

AARONSOHNIA FAKTOROVSKYI; ACHILLEA FRAGRANTISSIMA; ADULT; AGED; AMBROSIA MARITIMA; ANABASIS ARTICULATA; ARISARUM VULGARE; ARTEMISIA ARBORESCENS; ARTEMISIA HERBA ALBA; ARTEMISIA JUDAICA; ARUM PALAESTINUM; CENTARIUM SPICATUM; CENTAUREA IBERICA; CETERACH OFFICINARUM; CYNARA SYRIACA; DIPLOTAXIS ERUCOIDES; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; ECHINOPS SPINOSUS; ETHNOBOTANY; EUPATORIUM CANNABIUM; FEMALE; FLOWER; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HERNIARIA HIRSUTA; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY INFECTION; LACTUCA SERRIOLA; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; LEPTADENIA PYROTECHNICA; MALE; MARIGOLD; MATRICARIA AUREA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NARCISSUS; NARCISSUS TAZETTA; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NORMAL HUMAN; NOTOBASIS SYRIACA; PALESTINE; PARONYCHIA ARGENTEA; PHAGNALON RUPESTRE; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PISTACIA PALAESTINA; PLANT BULB; PLANT LEAF; RADISH; REVIEW; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SOLENOSTEMMA ARGHEL; THRINCIA TUBEROSA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UMBILICUS INTERMEDIUS; VARTHEMIA IPHIONOIDES; WATERCRESS;

EID: 29444459599     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/act.2005.11.295     Document Type: Review

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