The Jamaican root tonics: A botanical reference

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 271-280

  Mitchell, Sylvia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Jamaica; nutraceutical; root tonics; S. regelii (sarsaparilla); Smilax balbisiana (chainy root)

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; JAMAICAN ROOT TONIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALMOND; ALYSICARPUS VAGINALIS; ANNONA MURICATA; ANNONA RETICULATA; ANTHURIUM GRANDIFOLIUM; ARTICLE; BANANA; BARK; BARLEY; BLACKBERRY; BOURREIRIA ORATHA; BROSIMUM ALICASTRUM; BURSERA SIMARUBA; CASHEW NUT; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CISSUS SICYOIDES; COCUS NUCIFERA; COMFREY; CROTON LINEARIS; CUPHEA PARSONSIA; DANDELION; DESMODIUM AXILLARE; DESMODIUM CANUM; DIOSCOREA POLYGONOIDES; EUPATORIUM ODORATUM; GINGER; GOUANIA LUPULOIDES; GRACILARIA; GUAVA; GUAZUMA ULMIFOLIA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMULUS LUPULUS; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; IRESINE DIFFUSA; LINSEED; MANILKARA ZAPOTA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIMOSA PUDICA; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; MORINDA ROYOC; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; OPUNTIA COCHENILLIFERA; OREOPANAX CAPITATUS; ORYCTANTHUS OCCIDENTALIS; PAULLINIA BARBADENSIS; PEANUT; PEPEROMIA AMPLEXICAULIS; PEPPER; PIMENTA DIOICA; PITHECOCTENIUM ECHINATUM; PLANT ROOT; POLYPODIUM EXIGUUM; PRUNUS OCCIDENTALIS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHYTIDOPHYLLUM TOMENTOSUM; ROSEMARY; RUELLIA TUBEROSUM; RURAL POPULATION; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SARSAPARILLA; SASSAFRAS ALBIDUM; SCYBALIUM JAMAICENSE; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS; SMILAX BALBISIANA; SMILAX REGELII; STACHYTARPHETA JAMAICENSIS; STERMODIA MARITIMA; STYLOSANTHES HAMATA; STYLOSANTHES VISCOSA; SYNGONIUM AURITUM; TAMARIND; TEA; TOURNEFORTIA HIRSUTISSIMA; TROPHIS RACEMOSA; TURNERA ULMIFOLIA; ULMUS RUBRA; URTICA DIOICA; VITIS TILIIFOLIA;

EID: 80855139287     PISSN: 14653753     EISSN: 20427166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7166.2011.01124.x     Document Type: Article

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