Herbal mixtures containing the mushroom Ganoderma lucidum improve recovery time in patients with herpes genitalis and labialis

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 985-987

  Hijikata, Yasuyo ^a,c   Yamada, Seika ^a   Yasuhara, Akihiro ^b  

^a Toyodo Hijikata Clinic   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Toyodo Hijikata Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COICIS LACHRYMA JOBI EXTRACT; ELFUINGA APPLANATA EXTRACT; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CHEBULAE EXTRACT; TRAPA NATANS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WISTERIA FLORIBUNDA EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COICIS LACHRYMA JOBI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; ELFUINGA APPLANATA; FEMALE; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GENITAL HERPES; HERBAL MEDICINE; HERPES LABIALIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SYMPTOM; TERMINALIA CHEBULAE; TRAPA NATANS; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WISTERIA FLORIBUNDA;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPES LABIALIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REISHI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36749059492     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.6297     Document Type: Article

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