Evidence-based review of medicinal plants used for the treatment of hemorrhoids

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Rahimi, Roja ^a   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chemical constituents; Evidenc erased medicine; Hemorrhoids; Medicinal plants; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM EXTRACT; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ARENARIOSIDE; ASTRAGALIN; AUCUBIN; BOSWELLIC ACID; CESTRUM AURICULATUM EXTRACT; CESTRUM HEDIUNDIUM EXTRACT; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA EXTRACT; DIOSMIN; ELLAGIC ACID; EUPHORBIA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HESPERIDIN; ISPAGULA; JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS POLYCARPOS EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS SAXATILIS EXTRACT; MELASTOMA MALABATHRICUM EXTRACT; MYRTUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; ONOSMA AUCHERANUM EXTRACT; ONOSMA ISAURICUM EXTRACT; ONOSMA SERICEUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SHIKONIN; TROXERUTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERBASCUM MUCRONATUM EXTRACT;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BOSWELLIA; CESTRUM; CESTRUM AURICULATUM; CESTRUM HEDIUNDIUM; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS; COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA MYRRHA; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; HEMORRHOID; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS; JUNIPERUS POLYCARPOS; JUNIPERUS SAXATILIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELASTOMA MALABATHRICUM; MELASTOMATACEAE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PHLOMIS; VERBASCUM; VERBASCUM MUCRONATUM;

EID: 84875078837     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2013.1.11     Document Type: Article

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