Efficacy and safety of topical Matricaria chamomilla L. (chamomile) oil for knee osteoarthritis: A randomizedcontrolled clinical trial

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 181-187

  Shoara, Ruhollah ^a,c   Hashempur, Mohammad Hashem ^b,c   Ashraf, Alireza ^c,d   Salehi, Alireza ^e   Dehshahri, Shadab ^f   Habibagahi, Zahra ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b FASA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chamomile oil; Herbal medicine; Matricaria chamomilla; Osteoarthritis; Phytotherapy; Traditional Persian Medicine

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATRICARIA; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATRICARIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PLANT OILS;

EID: 84938496922     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2015.06.003     Document Type: Article

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