Evaluation of use of herbal medicines among ambulatory hypertensive patients attending a secondary health care facility in Nigeria

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-105

  Olisa, Nwako S ^a   Oyelola, Fakeye T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Herbal medicine utilisation; Hypertensive patients; Secondary care facility

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADAMSONIA DIGITATA; ADULT; AGED; ALLOPATHY; ALOE VERA; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BASIL; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASSIAN ALATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; DYSPNEA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GARCINIA KOLA; GARLIC; GASTROENTERITIS; GINGER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART PALPITATION; HEARTBURN; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYENIA THEBACIA; HYMENOCARDIA ACIDA; HYPERTENSION; JATROPHA CURCAS; LEG CRAMP; LIQUID FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELIA AZEDARACH; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NIGERIA; PAPAYA; PILIOSTIGMA RETINCULATUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MEDICATION; TAMARIND; XIMENIS AMERICANA;

EID: 63049126904     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/ijpp.17.02.0005     Document Type: Article

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