Online sources of herbal product information

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 109-115

  Owens, Christopher ^a   Baergen, Ralph ^a   Puckett, Derek ^a  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Dietary supplements; Herbal medicine; Internet; Medicinal plants; Online information sources

Indexed keywords

GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KAVA;

ACTAEA RACEMOSA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONSULTATION; CRANBERRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; ECHINACEA; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INFORMATION; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SABAL; TEA;

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HERBAL MEDICINE; INTERNET; MEDICINAL PLANTS; ONLINE INFORMATION SOURCES;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG LABELING; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84892977490     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.09.016     Document Type: Review

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