Chinese herbal medicine for atopic dermatitis: A systematic review

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 295-304

  Tan, Hsiewe Ying ^a   Zhang, Anthony Lin ^a   Chen, Dacan ^b   Xue, Charlie Changli ^a,b   Lenon, George Binh ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

allergy; alternative and complementary medicine; atopic dermatitis; Chinese herbal medicine; eczema; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BU ZHONG YI QI TANG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JIAN PI SHEN SHI; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PENTAHERB; PLACEBO; SHEEHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIAO FENG SAN;

ACNE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FACE DISORDER; FACIAL HERPES; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RASH; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA;

ALLERGY; ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE; ECZEMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880325363     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.01.019     Document Type: Review

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