Efficacy of the Malva sylvestris L. flowers aqueous extract for functional constipation: A placebo-controlled trial

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 105-111

  Elsagh, Mahin ^a   Fartookzadeh, Mohammad Reza ^b   Kamalinejad, Mohammad ^c   Anushiravani, Majid ^d   Feizi, Awat ^e   Behbahani, Farshad Amini ^a   Rafiei, Rahmatollah ^f   Arjmandpour, Akbar ^f   Adibi, Peyman ^e  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Constipation; Herbal medicine; Malva; Malvaceae; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FLOWER; HUMAN; MALE; MALVA; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FEMALE; FLOWERS; HUMANS; MALE; MALVA; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84928763851     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2015.02.003     Document Type: Article

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