Daily consumption of marjoram oil improve the health status of patients with asthma

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 312-316

  Mohamed, Mohamed S ^a   Saad, Hisham H ^a   Abd El Khalek, Mai G ^a  

^a Menoufia Government   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Asthma; IgE; Lettuce; Marjoram; Oil

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LETTUCE OIL; ORIGANUM MAJORANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LETTUCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NORMAL VALUE; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT DURATION;

LACTUCA;

EID: 40749106230     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2008.312.316     Document Type: Article

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