Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture for the treatment of cardiovascular disease

Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-61

  Xu, Jun ^a   Wu, Haiyun ^b  

^a American TCM Society   (United States)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVODIA FRUIT EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIRSUTINE; LIGUSTICUM CHUANXIONG EXTRACT; PANAX NOTOGINSENG EXTRACT; RHYNCHOPHYLLINE; RUTAECARPINE; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; SHENSONG YANGXIN; STEPHANIA TETRANDRA EXTRACT; TETRAMETHYLPYRAZINE; TETRANDRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EVODIA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; NARDOSTACHYS; NONHUMAN; PANAX NOTOGINSENG; REVIEW; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA; STEPHANIA TETRANDRA; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; UNCARIA; VASODILATATION;

EID: 78649286559     PISSN: 16715411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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