Chinese herbal therapy for the treatment of food allergy

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 332-338

  Wang, Julie ^a   Li, Xiu Min ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Chinese herbal medicine; Food; Food allergy herbal formula 2; Therapy FAHF 2; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; BERBINE; DIANTHUS SUPERBUS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 5; JATRORRHIZINE; KAKKONTO; PALMATINE; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CARNATION; CELL ACTIVATION; CHINESE HERB; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA; COPTIS; CORK TREE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIANTHUS SUPERBUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FOOD ALLERGY; GANODERMA; GINGER; GINSENG; HUMAN; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PEANUT ALLERGY; PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE; PRUNUS; PRUNUS MUME; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA; ZANTHOXYLUM; ZANTHOXYLUM BUNGEARNUM;

ANIMALS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84865590649     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-012-0265-4     Document Type: Article

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