Herbs for relieving chronic renal failure

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-23

  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

ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; BAO YUAN DA HUANG ANG; CAPTOPRIL; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; EMODIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LESPEDEZA CAPITATA EXTRACT; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS EXTRACT; PARIETARIA JUDAICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RHUBARB EXTRACT; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; TONG MAI SAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORDYCEPS CHINENSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EPHEDRA DISTACHYA; GERANIUM THUNBERGII; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LESPEDEZA CAPITATA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPHRON; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS; PARIETARIA JUDAICA; PEPPER; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; RHUBARB; RISK FACTOR; SILYBUM MARIANUM; TINCTURE; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 33847356452     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/act.2007.13106     Document Type: Review

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