Rhodiola rosea for physical and mental fatigue: A systematic review

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ishaque, Sana ^a   Shamseer, Larissa ^a,b   Bukutu, Cecilia ^c   Vohra, Sunita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Family and Community Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; PLACEBO; RHODIOLA ROSEA EXTRACT; STARCH;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTHYMIA; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 84861477094     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-70     Document Type: Article

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