The use of natural products in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

Annals of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-16

  Triantafillidis, John K ^a,b  

^a Saint Panteleimon General State Hospital   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; CRATAEGUS EXTRACT; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS EXTRACT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; GLABRIDIN; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; GUGGULSTERONE; MASTIC GUM; NATURAL PRODUCT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; PREDNISONE; SCUTELLARIAE RADIX; TORMENTIL EXTRACT; VETIVERIA EXTRACT; WHEAT EXTRACT; WORMWOOD EXTRACT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLITIS; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; TORMENTIL; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WORMWOOD;

EID: 48249121221     PISSN: 11087471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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