Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Rheumatic Diseases

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-102

  Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiinflammatory; Herbal medicine; Osteoarthritis; Rheumatic disease

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; CANNABIS; CAPSAICIN; DICLOFENAC; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; GINGER EXTRACT; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROQUINONE; IBUPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SKI 306X; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AVOCADO; AYURVEDA; BACKACHE; FIBROMYALGIA; HARPAGOPHYTUM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ROSA CANINA; ROSE; SOYBEAN; TRIPTERYGIUM; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII;

ANALGESICS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BACK PAIN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FIBROMYALGIA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78650938013     PISSN: 0889857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rdc.2010.11.004     Document Type: Review

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