A prospective, randomized, controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of ayurvedic formulation "Varuna and banana stem" in the management of urinary stones

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1287-1290

  Patankar, Suresh ^a   Dobhada, Satyen ^a   Bhansali, Manish ^a   Khaladkar, Suparn ^a   Modi, Jayesh ^a  

^a AMAI Trust's Multispecialty Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STONE FORMATION; UROLITHIASIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 58149260259     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0189     Document Type: Article

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