Pharmacology and therapeutic uses of cat's claw

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 992-995

  Erowele, Goldina Ikezuagu ^a   Kalejaiye, Abolanle O ^b  

^a BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AC 11; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; CAMPESTEROL; CLOPIDOGREL; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCOSIDE; HEPARIN; ISOMITRAPHYLLINE; ISOPTEROPODINE; METOLAZONE; MITRAPHYLLINE; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXINDOLE; PREDNISONE; PROTECTAGEN; PTEROPODINE; SITOSTEROL; SPECIOPHYLLINE; STEROID; STIGMASTEROL; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; UNCARINE F; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BREAST FEEDING; DIARRHEA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART BEAT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; NAUSEA; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN GRAFT; SPRAY DRYING; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TUBERCULOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 66949172855     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080443     Document Type: Short Survey

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