Topical Citrullus colocynthis (bitter apple) extract oil in painful diabetic neuropathy: A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 246-252

  Heydari, Mojtaba ^a   Homayouni, Kaynoosh ^b   Hashempur, Mohammad Hashem ^c   Shams, Mesbah ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c FASA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Citrullus colocynthis; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic neuropathies; Herbal medicine; Traditional Persian medicine

Indexed keywords

COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; OIL; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAINFUL DIABETIC POLYNEUROPATHY; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION VELOCITY; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION QUALITY OF LIFE SCORE; AGED; CHEMISTRY; COLOCYNTH; COMPLICATION; CUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DRUG EFFECTS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERONEAL NERVE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84959157859     PISSN: 17530393     EISSN: 17530407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.12287     Document Type: Article

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