A pilot randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial on topical chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) oil for severe carpal tunnel syndrome

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 223-228

  Hashempur, Mohammad Hashem ^a   Lari, Zeinab Nasiri ^b,c   Ghoreishi, Parissa Sadat ^b,c   Daneshfard, Babak ^b,c   Ghasemi, Mohammad Sadegh ^b   Homayouni, Kaynoosh ^c   Zargaran, Arman ^c,d  

^a FASA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Chamomile oil; Herbal medicine; Matricaria chamomilla; Neuropathy; Traditional Persian Medicine

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATRICARIA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATRICARIA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT OILS;

EID: 84947595233     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2015.08.001     Document Type: Article

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