Treatment of bronchial asthma with an aqueous extract of Mangifera indica L. (VIMANG®): Two cases report;Tratamiento del asma bronquial con un extracto acuoso de Mangifera indica L. (Vimang®): Dos reportes de casos

Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 63-67

  Alvarez, Alina ^a   Sanchez, Carlos ^a   García, Dagmar ^a   Rodríguez, Janet ^a   Lemus, Yeny ^a   Jane, Alfredo ^b   Rodríguez, Juana M ^b   Izquierdo, Marlén ^c   Morales, Carmen I ^a   Garrido, Gabino ^a,d  

^a Centro de Quimica Farmaceutica   (Cuba)

^b Centro de Investigaciones Médico Quirúrgicas ^*  (Cuba)

^c NATL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Cuba)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Asthma; Eosinophil cationic protein; Force expiration volume; IgE; Mangifera indica; Vimang

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; GELATINASE B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; SALBUTAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMANG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AEROSOL; ALLERGY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BARK; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT STEM; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 77953646164     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07177917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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