The complementary and alternative medicine for endometriosis: A review of utilization and mechanism

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kong, Sai ^a   Zhang, Yue Hui ^a   Liu, Chen Fang ^a   Tsui, Ilene ^b   Guo, Ying ^a   Ai, Bei Bei ^a   Han, Feng Juan ^a  

^a HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; DANAZOL; ENEMA; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GINSENOSIDE RG 3; RESVERATROL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADNEXA DISEASE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; DYSMENORRHEA; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOXIBUSTION; NONHUMAN; PATENT; PELVIC PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEA;

EID: 84896079795     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/146383     Document Type: Review

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