Effects of Radix Ginseng on microbial infections: a narrative review

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 227-233

  Wu, Hong ^a,b   Høiby, Niels ^a,b   Yang, Liang ^c   Givskov, Michael ^a,b   Song, Zhijun ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilms; Fungi; Parasitology; Radix Ginseng; Review; Viruses

Indexed keywords

GINSENG EXTRACT;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOFILM; GINSENG; GOOGLE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INFECTION; WEB BROWSER;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; MYCOSES; PANAX; PARASITIC DISEASES; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84899693158     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(14)60083-2     Document Type: Review

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