Herbal medicines: Can we do without pharmacologist?

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 41-43

  Calapai, Gioacchino ^a   Caputi, Achille P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Herbal medicine; Herbal medicines; Herbs; Medicinal plants; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 63049136875     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem095     Document Type: Conference Paper

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