Effect of myrrh (Commiphora molmol) on leukocyte levels before and during healing from gastric ulcer or skin injury

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-75

  Haffor, Al Said A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Commiphora molmol; Gastric ulcer; Herbal product; Myrrh; Skin injury

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; COMMIPHORA MOLMOL EXTRACT; DRINKING WATER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; COMMIPHORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOID CELL; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN INJURY; STOMACH ULCER; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRINKING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; STOMACH ULCER; TERPENES; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA HABESSINICA; RATTUS;

EID: 77649108083     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: 1547691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15476910903409835     Document Type: Article

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