The use of medicinal herbs by diabetic Jordanian patients

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 31-41

  Otoom, S A ^a   Al Safi, S A ^b   Kerem, Z K ^b   Alkofahi, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Herb; Jordan; Patients; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; CUMMINUM CYMINUM EXTRAC; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULES EXTRAC; GARLIC EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN; LUPINUS ALBUS EXTRAC; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; OLEA EUROPEA EXTRAC; ONION EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; TILIA CORDATA EXTRAC; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT; ZEA MAYS EXTRAC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CUMMINUM CYMINUM; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG USE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JORDAN; LUPIN; LUPINUS ALBUS; MAIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NAUSEA; OLIVE TREE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SIDE EFFECT; SWEATING; TILIA CORDATA; TILIACEAE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INTERVIEWS; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 33845694016     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: 15229106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v06n02_03     Document Type: Article

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