Use of herbal medicines by elderly patients: A systematic review

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 227-233

  de Souza Silva, José Edson ^a   Santos Souza, Carlos Adriano ^a   da Silva, Tamara Bispo ^a   Gomes, Isla Alcântara ^a   Brito, Giselle de Carvalho ^a   de Souza Araújo, Adriano Antunes ^a   de Lyra Júnior, Divaldo Pereira ^a   da Silva, Wellington Barros ^a   da Silva, Francilene Amaral ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Complementary alternative medicine; Elderly; Herbal drug; Medicinal plants; Older people

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CHAMOMILE; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

AGED; ALOE VERA; AMNESIA; COMMUNITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EAR INFECTION; GARLIC; GINGER; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HEALTH HAZARD; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MENTHA SPICATA; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH PAIN; UNITED STATES; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84921667728     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.06.002     Document Type: Review

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