Harpagophytum procumbens (devil's claw)

Alternative Medicine Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 248-252

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Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIACETYLRHEIN; DOLOTEFFIN; HARPADOL; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; HARPAGOSIDE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; ROFECOXIB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

ANIMALS; HARPAGOPHYTUM; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; LOW BACK PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 53549117743     PISSN: 10895159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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