Case series in patients with zoster-associated pain using Mangifera indica L. extract

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 345-350

  Garrido Suárez, Beatriz ^a,c   Garrido, Gabino ^b   Delgado, Rene ^a   Bosch, Fe ^c   Del C Rabí, María ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO DE MEDICAMENTOS CIDEM   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^c Clínica Del Dolor Hospital Docente Clínico Quirúrgico 10 de Octubre   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Herpes zoster; Mangifera indica L.; Neuropathic pain; Post herpetic neuralgia; Vimang

Indexed keywords

MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; MALE; NEURALGIA, POSTHERPETIC; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLANT EXTRACTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84455193242     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335124     Document Type: Article

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