Contact allergy and medicinal herbs;Kontaktallergie und arzneipflanzen

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-24

  Aberer, Werner ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b Universitatsklinik fur Dermatologie und Venerologie   (Austria)

Author keywords

Arnica; Chamomile; Compositae; Contact hypersensitivity; Herbal remedies; Phytomedicine; Tea tree

Indexed keywords

ARCTIUM LAPPA EXTRACT; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS EXTRACT; CHAMOMILE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INULA HELENIUM EXTRACT; KAMILLOSAN; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAUSSUREA LAPPA EXTRACT; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; TEA TREE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHILLEA; ANTHEMIS COTULA; ARCTIUM LAPPA; ARNICA MONTANA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE; CONTACT ALLERGY; DANDELION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; ELECAMPANE; EUROPE; HUMAN; INULA; MARIGOLD; MATRICARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SAUSSUREA LAPPA; TAGETES PATULA; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM;

DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 38049178370     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2007.06425.x     Document Type: Review

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