Edematous erythema at the hands and feet probably caused by the traditional herb "Radix astragali"

Integrative Medicine Insights

Volumn 2011, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1-5

  Kogure, Toshiaki ^a   Tatsumi, Takeshi ^a   Oku, Yuko ^a  

^a Gunma Central General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergic reaction; Erhythema; Lymphocyte transforming test; Radix astragali; Traditional herbal medicine (kampo)

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; KAGEN ICHIIN SEN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRY SKIN; ECZEMA; EOSINOPHIL; ERYTHEMA; FOOT EDEMA; HAND EDEMA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE; LICHEN; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PIGMENT DISORDER; PLANT ROOT; PRURITUS; SWEATING; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 79958856347     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11773936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/IMI.S5824     Document Type: Article

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