Sho-saiko-to-ka-kikyo-sekko as an alternative treatment for chronic tonsillitis to avoid surgery

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 216-218

  Goto, Fumiyki ^a,b   Asama, Youji ^a   Ogawa, Kaoru ^b  

^a Hino Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Case series; Chronic tonsillitis; Folk medicine; Herbal medicine

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; TONSILLITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 77957313428     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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