Exploratory study on the effectiveness of a standardized extract from Ageratina pichinchensis in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers

Planta Medica

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 304-310

  Romero Cerecero, Ofelia ^a   Zamilpa Álvarez, Alejandro ^a   Jiménez Ferrer, Enrique ^a   Tortoriello, Jaime ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ageratina pichinchensis; Asteraceae; chronic venous leg ulcers; clinical trial; phytopharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

AGERATINA PICHINCHENSIS EXTRACT; ALGINIC ACID PROPYLENE GLYCOL ESTER; ANTIULCER AGENT; BENZO[A]PYRENE; DIMETHOXY ENCECALIN; ENCECALIN; ENCECALINOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AGERATINA; AGERATINA PICHINCHENSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULCER HEALING;

AGERATINA; ASTERACEAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 84930486754     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04110.x     Document Type: Article

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