American ginseng extract (Panax quinquefolius L.) is safe in long-term use in type 2 diabetic patients

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Mucalo, Iva ^a   Jovanovski, Elena ^b   Vuksan, Vladimir ^b,c   Božikov, Velimir ^d   Romić, Željko ^d   Rahelić, Dario ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d University of Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; GINSENG EXTRACT; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH DISCOMFORT;

EID: 84901797956     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/969168     Document Type: Article

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