A comparison of chinese and American Indian (Chumash) medicine

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-225

  Adams Jr , James D ^a   Garcia, Cecilia ^b   Lien, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Healing touch; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; AESCULUS CALIFORNICA EXTRACT; ALLIUM HAEMATOCHITON EXTRACT; APOCYNUM CANNABINIUM EXTRACT; AQUILEGIA FORMOSA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA DOUGLASIANA EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS PURSHII EXTRACT; BACCHARIS PILULARIS EXTRACT; BERBERIS AQUIFOLIUM EXTRACT; CLEMATIS LIGUSTICIFOLIA EXTRACT; DATURA WRIGHTII EXTRACT; EPHEDRA CALIFORNICA EXTRACT; GNAPHALIUM CALIFORNICUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IRIS MISSOURIENSIS EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS CALIFORNICA EXTRACT; LOBELIA CARDINALIS EXTRACT; OENOTHERA ELATA EXTRACT; OPUNTIA LITTORALIS EXTRACT; PAEONIA CALIFORNICA EXTRACT; PAPAVER CALIFORNICUM EXTRACT; PRUNUS ILICIFOLIUM EXTRACT; QUERCUS LOBATA EXTRACT; RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA EXTRACT; RHUS TRILOBATA EXTRACT; ROSA WOODSII EXTRACT; SALIX LASIOLEPIS EXTRACT; SALVIA COLUMBARIAE EXTRACT; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ACHILLEA; ACUPUNCTURE; AESCULUS CALIFORNICA; ALLIUM HAEMATOCHITON; AMERICAN INDIAN; APOCYNUM CANNABINIUM; AQUILEGIA FORMOSA; ARTEMISIA DOUGLASIANA; ARTHRITIS; ASTHMA; ASTRAGALUS PURSHII; BACCHARIS PILULARIS; BERBERIS AQUIFOLIUM; BURN; CAUTERIZATION; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHUMASH; CLEMATIS LIGUSTICIFOLIA; COMMON COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; DATURA WRIGHTII; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DYSMENORRHEA; ENTEROPATHY; EPHEDRA CALIFORNICA; ETHNOBOTANY; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GNAPHALIUM CALIFORNICUM; GOITER; GONORRHEA; HEADACHE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INSECT BITE; INSECT STING; IRIS MISSOURIENSIS; JUNIPERUS CALIFORNICA; LIVER DISEASE; LOBELIA CARDINALIS; LUNG DISEASE; MALARIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUTH PAIN; MOXIBUSTION; MYCOSIS; NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINE; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; OENOTHERA ELATA; OPUNTIA LITTORALIS; PAEONIA CALIFORNICA; PAIN; PAPAVER CALIFORNICUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRUNUS ILICIFOLIUM; QUERCUS LOBATA; REVIEW; RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA; RHUS TRILOBATA; ROSA WOODSII; SALIX LASIOLEPIS; SALVIA COLUMBARIAE; SAMBUCUS MEXICANA; SCIRPUS ACUTUS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; SOLANUM DOUGLASII; SORE THROAT; SPIRITUAL HEALING; STACHYS BULLATA; STOMACH PAIN; STROKE; SUAEDA ESTEROA; TOOTH PAIN; TOUCH; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUBERCULOSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URTICA DIOICA; WOUND CARE;

EID: 77952136460     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem188     Document Type: Review

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