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Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-87

  Khalsa, K P ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arnica flower; Balm; Calendula; Castor oil; Cayenne; Gotu kola; Lemon; Licorice; St. John's wort; Thymol; Topical herbs

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALMOND OIL; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CALENDULA EXTRACT; CAPSICUM ANNUM EXTRACT; CASTOR OIL; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CHAMOMILE; CLOVE OIL; COCONUT OIL; COMFREY EXTRACT; DRUG CARRIER; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL; GINGER EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; MENTHOL; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SESQUITERPENOID; THYMOL; TOPICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CAPSICUM ANNUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISTILLATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG RESEARCH; HEMATOMA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HERPES; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LINIMENT; MYALGIA; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN BRUISING; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; UNITED STATES; VARICOSIS; WOUND; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TERMINOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549145887     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: 15229106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v06n01_08     Document Type: Article

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