Treatment of neuropathic pain with plant medicines

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 565-570

  Garg, Garima ^a   Adams, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicinal plants; Neuropathic pain; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ASARONE; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBONIC ACID; COUMARIN; DULOXETINE; ELEMICIN; ESTRAGOLE; FLAVONOID; GABAPENTIN; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; IMIPRAMINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; LINALOOL; METHYLEUGENOL; NORTRIPTYLINE; OCIMENE; OPIATE; PHENYTOIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PREGABALIN; TOPIRAMATE; TORMENTIC ACID; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACONITI TUBER; ACORUS CALAMUS; ALLIUM; ALLODYNIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMAN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOCHYSIA DIVERGENS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84867293886     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-012-1188-6     Document Type: Article

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