The use of orchids in Chinese medicine

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 558-563

  Bulpitt, Christopher J ^a   Li, Yan ^b   Bulpitt, Pauline F ^a   Wang, Jiguang ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BAI JI EXTRACT; CAFFEINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JIAN XIAN LIAN EXTRACT; MATERIA MEDICA; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; NICOTINE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUININE; RESERPINE; SHAN CI GU EXTRACT; SHI HU EXTRACT; STRYCHNINE; THEOPHYLLINE; TRIAN MA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; BLEEDING; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONVULSION; CYSTITIS; DENDROBIUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEVER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEPHRITIS; ORCHIDACEAE; PLANT GROWTH; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; STROKE; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; THIRST; TINNITUS; TONGUE; TONSILLITIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 38849152255     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.100.12.558     Document Type: Review

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