Artichoke leaf juice contains antihypertensive effect in patients with mild hypertension

Journal of Dietary Supplements

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 328-341

  Roghani Dehkordi, Farshad ^a   Kamkhah, Amir Farhad ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artichoke; Hypertension; Randomized controlled study

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; ARTICHOKE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CYNARA SCOLYMUS;

EID: 70749095917     PISSN: 19390211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19390210903280207     Document Type: Article

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