Phytotherapeutic approach to alcohol dependence: New old way?

Phytomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 638-644

  Abenavoli, Ludovico ^a,b   Capasso, Francesco ^c   Addolorato, Giovanni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol dependence; Complementary medicine; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ADHYPERFORIN; CORONARIDINE; CRYPTOTANSHINONE; DAIDZEIN; DAIDZIN; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; GINSENG EXTRACT; HYPERFORIN; HYPERICIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; IBOGAINE; METHOXYCORONARIDINE; MILTIRONE; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; PROPANE; PSEUDOHYPERICIN; PUERARIA EXTRACT; PUERARIA LOBATA EXTRACT; PUERARIN; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; TABERNANTHE IBOGA EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TANSHINONE IIA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; APOCYNACEAE; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMORBIDITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; GINSENG; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INSOMNIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TABERNANTHE IBOGA; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 67349231660     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2008.12.013     Document Type: Review

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