Clinical uses of artichoke leaf extract

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 64, Issue 18, 2007, Pages

  Joy, Jamie Foster ^a   Haber, Stacy L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ARTICHOKE EXTRACT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CYNARINE; HEPAR SL FORTE; LIPOPROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALVERDE ARTISCHOCKE BEI VERDAUUNGSBESCHWERDEN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICHOKE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASTHMA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECREASED APPETITE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG INDICATION; DYSPEPSIA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HANGOVER; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IRRITABLE COLON; LABORATORY TEST; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MACROGLOSSIA; NAUSEA; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ALLERGY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URTICARIA; VOMITING; WEAKNESS; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; DYSPEPSIA; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 34548722203     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp070013     Document Type: Review

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