Herbal medicines for the treatment of allergic rhinitis: A systematic review

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 483-495

  Guo, Ruoling ^a   Pittler, Max H ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLER 7; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; FEXOFENADINE; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; NR A2; PETAFORCE; PETASITES HYBRIDUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; ROSMARINIC ACID; SHO SEIRYU TO; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TJ 19; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT; ZE 399;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; HAY FEVER; HEADACHE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; REVIEW; SORE THROAT; STOMACH DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

EID: 37349103868     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60375-4     Document Type: Review

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