Are herbs always good for you? A case of paralytic ileum using a herbal tisane

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 587-588

  Sossai, Paolo ^a,b   Nasone, Cinzia ^b   Cantalamessa, Franco ^b  

^a Enrico Mattei Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cassia angustifolia; Constipation; Herbal remedies; Herbal tisane; Medicinal plants; Paralytic ileum; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PHYTOTHERAPY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSTIPATION; HUMANS; ILEUM; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SENNA PLANT;

SENNA ALEXANDRINA;

EID: 34250363448     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2099     Document Type: Article

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