Adverse interactions between herbal and dietary substances and prescription medications: A clinical survey

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 30-35

  Bush, Thomas M ^a   Rayburn, Keith S ^a   Holloway, Sandra W ^a   Sanchez Yamamoto, Deanna S ^a   Allen, Blaine L ^a   Lam, Tiffany ^b   So, Brian K ^c   Tran, De H ^a   Greyber, Elizabeth R ^a   Kantor, Sophia ^a   Roth, Larry W ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISE OIL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BROMELAIN; CHONDROITIN; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; DIMETHYL SULFONE; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; FISH OIL; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSAMINE; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LINSEED OIL; MELATONIN; METFORMIN; NAPROXEN; NOPAL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PARACETAMOL; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SABAL EXTRACT; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; UBIDECARENONE; VALERIAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GARLIC; GINGER; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HERB; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYDRASTIS; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SABAL; SALVIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MATERIA MEDICA; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947267668     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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