Asparagus PR cannot compete with first-line diuretics in lowering the blood pressure in treatment-requiring antihypertensives

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1345-1346

  Chrubasik, Sigrun ^a,b   Droste, Conrad ^c   Black, Andy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Bristol Royal Infirmary ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asparagus P ; Asparagus root; Blood pressure lowering effect; Diuretic effect; Parsley leaf

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS P; DIOSGENIN; DIURETIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARSLEY; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SKIN ALLERGY; UROLITHIASIS;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ASPARAGUS PLANT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; DIURETICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ASPARAGUS; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM;

EID: 69749118725     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2787     Document Type: Article

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