The effect of herbal medicines on platelet function: An in vivo experiment and review of the literature

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2044-2050

  Beckert, Benjamin W ^a   Concannon, Matthew J ^a   Henry, Steven L ^a   Smith, Daniel S ^a   Puckett, Charles L ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ASIAN GINSENG EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; SAW PLAMETTO EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASPIRIN; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; BLOOD PLATELETS; FEMALE; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; HEMORRHAGIC DISORDERS; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLATELET FUNCTION TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; SERENOA; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 37349039363     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000295972.18570.0b     Document Type: Article

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