Too much effectiveness from a herbal drug

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 473-474

  Vannacci, Alfredo ^a   Lapi, Francesco ^a,b   Baronti, Roberto ^c   Gallo, Eugenia ^a,d   Gori, Luigi ^d   Mugelli, Alessandro ^a   Firenzuoli, Fabio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Regional Agency for Healthcare Services of Tuscany   (Italy)

^c Local Health Service   (Italy)

^d SAN GIUSEPPE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NIMESULIDE; PC.28 PLUS; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT;

ANALGESIA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DYSMENORRHEA; HEADACHE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 63849138815     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03365.x     Document Type: Letter

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