Anti-inflammatory activity of traditional chinese medicinal herbs

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-24

  Pan, Min Hsiung ^a   Chiou, Yi Shiou ^a   Tsai, Mei Ling ^a   Ho, Chi Tang ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Pro inflammatory cytokines; Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887599375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22254110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2225-4110(16)30052-9     Document Type: Article

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