Comparable efficacy of standardized Ayurveda formulation and hydroxychloroquine sulfate (HCQS) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA): A randomized investigator-blind controlled study

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 259-269

  Chopra, Arvind ^a   Saluja, Manjit ^a   Tillu, Girish ^b   Venugopalan, Anuradha ^a   Narsimulu, Gumdal ^c   Handa, Rohini ^d   Bichile, Lata ^e   Raut, Ashwinikumar ^e   Sarmukaddam, Sanjeev ^a   Patwardhan, Bhushan ^b  

^a Centre for Rheumatic Diseases (CRD)   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^c NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^e KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Ayurveda; Botanical medicinal product; Clinical trial; Complementary and alternative medicine; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE; MELOXICAM; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SWELLING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; GINGER; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INDIA; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEMECARPUS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TINOSPORA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856726609     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-011-1809-z     Document Type: Article

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