Review article: Complementary and alternative therapies for inflammatory bowel disease

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 341-349

  Langmead, L ^a   Rampton, D S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; BOSWELLIA SERRATA EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; CORTICOSTEROID; CURCUMIN; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ENEMA; FENFLURAMINE; FLOS SOPHORAE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; JIAN PI LING; KUI JIE QING; MESALAZINE; NEOMYCIN; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PREDNISOLONE; RADIX SOPHORAE FLAVESCENTIS; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN; VITAMIN B GROUP; YUKUI TANG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALOE VERA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AYURVEDA; BARLEY; BOSWELLIA; CARCINOGENESIS; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOSTRUM; CROHN DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENTERITIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAW; LIVER FAILURE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; MOXIBUSTION; MUTAGENICITY; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFLEXOLOGY; REVIEW; SCIENCE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WHEAT;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644918277     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.02761.x     Document Type: Review

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