Phytotherapy of opioid dependence and withdrawal syndrome: A review

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 811-830

  Tabatabai, Seyed Meghdad ^a   Dashti, Saeedeh ^a   Doosti, Fatemeh ^a   Hosseinzadeh, Hossein ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

herbal remedy; morphine; opioid dependence; phytotherapy; tolerance; withdrawal syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANISE OIL; ARECA CATECHU EXTRACT; BACOPA MONNERIA EXTRACT; BENINCASA HISPIDA EXTRACT; CAULIS SINOMENII EXTRACT; COPTIS JAPONICA EXTRACT; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; CUMINUM CYMINUM EXTRACT; DELPHINIUM DENUDATUM EXTRACT; DRUGS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF ADDICTION; GINSENG EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; MARRUBIUM VULGARE EXTRACT; MATRICARIA CAMOMILLA EXTRACT; MENTHA LONGIFLORA EXTRACT; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA EXTRACT; NEPETA GLOMERULOSA EXTRACT; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; OTOSTEGIA PERSICA EXTRACT; PAPAVER RHOEAS EXTRACT; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA EXTRACT; PEGANUM HARMALA EXTRACT; PISTACIA VERA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGALA TELEPHIOIDES EXTRACT; RHODIOLA ROSEA EXTRACT; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SALVIA EXTRACT; TRACHYSPERMUM COPTICUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALCOHOLISM; ANISE; ANXIETY DISORDER; APIACEAE; BACOPA MONNERIA; BENINCASA HISPIDA; BETEL NUT; BLACK CUMIN; CAULIS SINOMENII; COPTIS JAPONICA; CROCUS SATIVUS; CUMIN; DELPHINIUM DENUDATUM; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPSY; GINGER; GINSENG; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INSOMNIA; LAMIACEAE; MARRUBIUM VULGARE; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA; NEPETA GLOMERULOSA; NONHUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; OTOSTEGIA PERSICA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPAVER RHOEAS; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA; PASSIFLORACEAE; PEGANUM HARMALA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PISTACHIO; POLYGALA; POLYGALA TELEPHIOIDES; RANUNCULACEAE; REVIEW; RHODIOLA ROSEA; ROSEMARY; RUBIACEAE; SALVIA; SCROPHULARIACEAE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SINOMENIUM; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TRACHYSPERMUM COPTICUM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VALERIANA OFFICINALIS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALIA; APIACEAE; LAMIACEAE; RANUNCULACEAE;

HERBAL REMEDY; MORPHINE; OPIOID DEPENDENCE; PHYTOTHERAPY; TOLERANCE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; APIACEAE; HUMANS; LAMIACEAE; MORPHINE DEPENDENCE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANUNCULACEAE; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84902286512     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5073     Document Type: Review

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