Chinese herbal medicine for atopic eczema

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Zhang, Weiya ^a   Leonard, Tina ^a   Bath Hextall, Fiona J ^a   Chambers, Colette ^b   Lee, Chuanfang ^c   Humphreys, Rosemary ^a   Williams, Hywel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Fujisawa Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dermatitis, atopic *drug therapy ; Drugs,Chinese herbal adverse effects; *therapeutic use ; Humans; Phytotherapy adverse effects; *methods ; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; SUXIAO JIUXIN WAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 77950165691     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002291.pub3     Document Type: Review

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