Chinese herbal medicines and their efficacy in treating renal stones

Urological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 365-372

  Gohel, Mayur Danny I ^a   Wong, Siu Ping ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; Chinese herbal medicines; Metastable limit; Traditional Chinese medicine; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ABUTILON EXTRACT; CALCIUM OXALATE; DESMODIUM STYRACIFOLIUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LYGODIUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRROSIA SHEARERI EXTRACT; SIAONIAOTONG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABUTILON; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; DESMODIUM STYRACIFOLIUM; DIURESIS; FLUID TRANSPORT; IN VITRO STUDY; LYGODIUM; MEASUREMENT; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRROSIA SHEARERI; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBIDITY;

CALCIUM OXALATE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; KIDNEY CALCULI; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; OXALATES;

EID: 33751528501     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-006-0068-y     Document Type: Article

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