The evidence for lemon balm

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 173-177

  Duke, James A ^a,b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b Herbal Vineyard Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEIC ACID; CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CINNAMON EXTRACT; CITRAL; EUGENOL; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HACHIMIJIOGAN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IBERIS AMARA; ISOQUERCITRIN; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; LUTEOLIN 7 GLUCOSIDE; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; NEFAZODONE; OLEANOLIC ACID; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; ROFECOXIB; ROSIGLITAZONE; ROSMARINIC ACID; SALMETEROL; THYMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; YI GAN SAN;

ALLOPATHY; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPEPSIA; HEART DISEASE; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HERPES; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LAVENDER; LEMON; LEMON BALM TEA; MENOPAUSE; MENTHA PIPERITA; MONEY; REVIEW; ROSEMARY; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; STRESS; TEA;

EID: 34548104925     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/act.2007.13403     Document Type: Review

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