The antiepileptic Materia Medica of Pediacus Dioscorides

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 697-701

  Eadie, M J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

botanicals; Dioscorides; epilepsy; herbal; history

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; POTASSIUM BROMIDE; RESIN; SODIUM CARBONATE; VINEGAR;

EPILEPSY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HONEY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444318024     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.01.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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