Administration of Ratanhia-based herbal oral care products for the prophylaxis of oral mucositis in cancer chemotherapy patients: A clinical trial

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 361-366

  Tiemann, Patric ^a   Toelg, Michael ^b   Ramos F , Mac H ^c  

^a Mediveritas ^*  (Germany)

^b Mediveritas   (Germany)

^c WELEDA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy (side effects); Herbal preparations; Oral hygiene; Oral mucositis; Ratanhia

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EPIRUBICIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PACLITAXEL; PFLANZEN-ZAHNGEL; RATANHIA-MUNDWASSER; TOOTHPASTE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTHWASH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMATITIS; TASTE DISORDER; TOOTH PLAQUE; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 52449127170     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel070     Document Type: Article

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