Randomized Clinical Trial of Peganum Oil for Knee Osteoarthritis

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 126-131

  Abolhassanzadeh, Zohreh ^a   Aflaki, Elham ^b   Yousefi, Gholamhossein ^b   Mohagheghzadeh, Abdolali ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

knee osteoarthritis; oil; pain; Peganum harmala L; Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC)

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEGANUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEGANUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS;

EID: 84924757001     PISSN: 21565872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156587214566867     Document Type: Article

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