Immunomodulatory effect of Tinospora cordifolia extract in human immuno-deficiency virus positive patients

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 107-110

  Kalikar, M ^a   Thawani, V ^a   Varadpande, U ^a   Sontakke, S ^a   Singh, R ^a   Khiyani, R ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Government Ayurvedic College   (India)

Author keywords

CD4 count; Herbal extract

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; TINOFEND; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOMODULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING; WEAKNESS;

EID: 49449118849     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.42302     Document Type: Article

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