Assessing the potential of Caribbean phytomedicinals

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 281-284

  Awang, Dennis V C ^a  

^a MediPlant Consulting Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Herbal medicine

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT;

ALOE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; APPLE; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; CASSAVA; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CENTRAL AMERICA; CORN; CUBA; DANDELION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYNGIUM FOETIDUM; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GARLIC; GINGER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNET; LANTANA CAMARA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; OKRA; OLIGURIA; PEPPER; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PLANT IDENTIFICATION; POTATO; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; ROSEMARY; SENNA; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 80855156474     PISSN: 14653753     EISSN: 20427166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7166.2011.01122.x     Document Type: Article

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