Botanical therapies in chronic fatigue

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-95

  Tharakan, Binu ^a   Manyam, Bala V ^a,b  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cancer; Depression; Fatigue; Herbal therapy; HIV infection; Multiple sclerosis; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CRATAEGUS EXTRACT; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS EXTRACT; EUCOMMIA ULMOIDES EXTRACT; GENTIANA LUTEA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; ORYZA SATIVA EXTRACT; PAEONIA EXTRACT; PINUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RHODIOLA ROSEA EXTRACT; TRICHOPUS ZEYLANICUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

AGING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; EUCOMMIACEAE; GENTIAN; HUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RICE BRAN; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ANIMALIA; CRATAEGUS; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; EUCOMMIA ULMOIDES; EUCOMMIACEAE; GENTIANA; GENTIANA LUTEA; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA; ORYZA SATIVA; PAEONIA; PANAX GINSENG; RHODIOLA ROSEA; TRICHOPUS ZEYLANICUS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 33144488594     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1794     Document Type: Review

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