The effect of leek (Allium iranicum (Wendelbo)) leaves extract cream on hemorrhoid patients: A double blind randomized controlled clinical trial

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 669-673

  Mosavat, Seyed Hamdollah ^a   Ghahramani, Leila ^b   Sobhani, Zahra ^c   Haghighi, Ehsan Rahmanian ^c   Chaijan, Mahsa Rostami ^c   Heydari, Mojtaba ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allium iranicum; Complementary therapies; Hemorrhoids; Herbal medicine; Leek; Rectal diseases; Traditional Persian medicine

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM IRANICUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCLEROSING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLIUM; ALLIUM IRANICUM; ANAL PAIN; ANUS PRURITUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DEFECATION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOID HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 84955181178     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2015.08.008     Document Type: Article

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