Herbal medicine in Korea: "Alternative," is mainstream

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 161-166

  Yarnell, Eric ^a,b   Abascal, Kathy ^a  

^a Botanical Medicine Academy   (United States)

^b BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ATTITUDE; CHRYSANTHEMUM; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; POLYGONUM; REVIEW; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 3042682004     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1076280041138298     Document Type: Review

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