Pycnogenol for chronic venous insufficiency

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 68, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 1589-1601

  Nuzum, Donald S ^a   Gebru, Tsion T ^a   Kouzi, Samir A ^a  

^a WINGATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM EXTRACT; DAFLON; PLACEBO; PYCNOGENOL;

ACNE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BARK; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MEGADOSE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LOW DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 80052734941     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp100676     Document Type: Review

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