Systematic review on the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines for vascular dementia

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Man, Sui Cheung ^a   Chan, Kam Wa ^a   Lu, Jia Hong ^a   Durairajan, Siva Sundara Kumar ^a   Liu, Liang Feng ^a   Li, Min ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AJMALICINE PLUS ALMITRINE; ANIRACETAM; ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; BUNAOTONGQIAO; BUSHENJIANPIYANGXUEHUOXUE; CEREBROPROTEIN HYDROLYSATE; CHINESE DRUG; CHUANXIONG; CONGSHENG; DANGGUISHAOY; DIHYDROERGOTOXINE MESILATE; FUCONG; HUPERZINE A; KANGXING; LUOSHUKANG; NAOHUANDAN; NAOZHITONG; NIMODIPINE; PIRACETAM; PLACEBO; SHENMAYIZHI; SHENTONG; SHOULINGJIANNAO; SHOUXING; SJIANNAOTONGLUO; TONGQIAOHUOXUEBUYANGHUANWU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIANLONG; YINAOLING; YIZHITONGLUO; ZHINAO;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; APPETITE DISORDER; CONSTIPATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPEPSIA; FALLOPIA MULTIFLORA; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SORE THROAT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84855177988     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/426215     Document Type: Review

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