Oral supplementation with a nutraceutical containing Echinacea, methionine and antioxidant/immunostimulating compounds in patients with cutaneous viral warts

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-195

  Cassano, N ^a   Ferrari, A ^b   Fai, D ^c   Pettinato, M ^d   Pelle S ^c   Del Brocco, L ^b   Ligori, P ^c   Romano, I ^c   Curia, S ^b   Carbonara, M ^e   Vena, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Associazione Dermatologi Magna Grecia ADMG   (Italy)

^c ADMG   (Italy)

^d Associazione Dermatologi Ionici ADI   (Italy)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cryotherapy; Dietary supplements; Echinacea; Salicylic acid; Warts

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GLUCONATE ZINC; IMMUNO SKIN PLUS; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; INULIN; LACTIC ACID; LIQUID NITROGEN; METHIONINE; NICOTINAMIDE; NUTRACEUTICAL; RETINOL; SALICYLIC ACID; TAURINE; UBIDECARENONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; ECHINACEA; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFLOIA; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; REMISSION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

EID: 79959682859     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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