Treatment of oral thrush in HIV/AIDS patients with lemon juice and lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) and gentian violet

Phytomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 118-124

  Wright, S C ^a   Maree, J E ^a   Sibanyoni, M ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b Moretele Hospice ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cymbopogon citratus; Gentian violet; HIV positive; Lemon grass; Lemon juice; Oral candidiasis

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; NYSTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAPPED LIPS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCREASED APPETITE; LEMON; LEMON JUICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOUTH AFRICA; THRUSH; TREATMENT RESPONSE; XEROSTOMIA;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CITRUS; CYMBOPOGON; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CITRUS LIMON; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; GENTIANA;

EID: 59849104446     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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