Complementary and alternative medicine for allergic rhinitis

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 226-231

  Man, Li Xing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ALLER 7; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BIMINNE; CAPSAICIN; CETIRIZINE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FEXOFENADINE; FISH OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PETASIN; PETASITES HYBRIDUS EXTRACT; PLACEBO; RCM 101; SHI BI LIN; SHO SEIRYU TO; SPIRULINA EXTRACT; TESALIN; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ASTHMA; AYURVEDA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAY FEVER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PERILLA FRUTESCENS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE SPASM; SPIRULINA; YOGA;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67749124222     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3283295791     Document Type: Review

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