Unique Aspects of Herbal Whole System Research

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-103

  Zick, Suzanna M ^a   Schwabl, Herbert ^b   Flower, Andrew ^c   Chakraborty, Bibhas ^d   Hirschkorn, Kristine ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Padma AG   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

herbalism; research methodology; Whole systems

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA AFRA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTEMISIA AFRA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG RESEARCH; ECZEMA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMULUS LUPULUS; IRRITABLE COLON; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 61449233266     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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