Topical herbal therapies for treating osteoarthritis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-91

  Cameron, Melainie ^a   Chrubasik, Sigrun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARNICA EXTRACT; CAPSAICIN; COMFREY EXTRACT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG THERAPY; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IBUPROFEN; PEPPER EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARNICA; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CHEMISTRY; CHINESE HERB; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMFREY; DRUG THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HAND JOINT; HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SKIN IRRITATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOPICAL TREATMENT; URTICA DIOICA;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ARNICA; CAPSAICIN; CHEMISTRY; COMFREY; DRUG THERAPY; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HAND JOINTS; HUMANS; METHODS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; THERAPEUTIC USE;

EID: 84971500442     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: 13616137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010538     Document Type: Article

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