Evaluation of efficacy of curcumin as an add-on therapy in patients of bronchial asthma

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Abidi, Afroz ^a   Gupta, Surabhi ^b   Agarwal, Manu ^b   Bhalla, H L ^b   Saluja, Mahip ^b  

^a Era s Lucknow Medical college   (India)

^b SUBHARTI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Add on therapy; Bronchial asthma; Curcumin; Efficacy

Indexed keywords

ABFLO; ACEBROPHYLLINE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CUR 500; CURCUMIN; FORMONIDE RESICAPS; HEMOGLOBIN; LEVOCETIRIZINE; MONTEK LC; MONTELUKAST; SALBUTAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DECREASED APPETITE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURNAL ASTHMA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIROMETRY; WEIGHT GAIN; WHEEZING;

EID: 84907311409     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/9273.4705     Document Type: Article

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