Alopecia: Botanical approaches in review

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 537-541

  Abdullah, Fadwah ^a,c   Rashid, Rashid M ^b,c  

^a Morzak Clinic   (Puerto Rico)

^b Nail Hair Skin Division   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANTHRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; BETAMETHASONE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPSAICIN; CISPLATIN; DABO; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GARLIC EXTRACT; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INDIGOFERA TINCTORIA EXTRACT; INTERLEUKIN 2; LEAF PASTE EXTRACT; NERIUM OLEANDER EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; PANICUM MILIACEUM EXTRACT; PRIMROSE OIL; PROCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; RASPBERRY KETONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ALOE VERA; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARALIA; AROMATHERAPY; AYURVEDA; BOTANY; BOUTUJI RED; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GARLIC; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA; LAVENDER; LEAF PASTE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; ONION; PANICUM MILIACEUM; PLANT LEAF; PRIMULACEAE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RASPBERRY; REVIEW; ROSEMARY; SIDE EFFECT; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TEA; THYME; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 77953145609     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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