Safety of herbal medicinal products in women with breast cancer

Maturitas

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 363-369

  Roberts, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Complementary or alternative medicine; Herbal medicine; Menopausal symptoms: hot flushes; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CLOPIDOGREL; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; GINSENG EXTRACT; HEPARIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LEVOTHYROXINE; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; PHYTOESTROGEN; POLLEN EXTRACT; PRIMROSE OIL; RED CLOVER EXTRACT; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; TAMOXIFEN; TICLOPIDINE; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT; WARFARIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOMETRIUM; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LIVER; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOYBEAN; VAGINA; ACTAEA; ANIMAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLICATION; DIET; FEMALE; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HOT FLASHES; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ACTAEA; ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CIMICIFUGA; DIET; FEMALE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; PHYTOESTROGENS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SOYBEANS;

CIMICIFUGA DAHURICA;

EID: 77955452195     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.02.010     Document Type: Review

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