Clinical Evaluation of Viscum album Mother Tincture as an Antihypertensive: A Pilot Study

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-35

  Poruthukaren, Kurian John ^a   Palatty, Princy L ^b   Baliga, Manjeshwar S ^b   Suresh, Sucharita ^b  

^a Fr Mullers Medical College   (India)

^b FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

homeopathy; hypertension; serum triglycerides; Viscum album

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SERUM TRIGLYCERIDES; VISCUM ALBUM;

HOMEOPATHY; HYPERTENSION; SERUM TRIGLYCERIDES; VISCUM ALBUM;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 84890946164     PISSN: 21565872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156587213507726     Document Type: Article

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