Clinical efficacy, mechanisms of action, and adverse effects of complementary and alternative medicine therapies for asthma

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 283-291

  Bielory, Leonard ^a   Russin, Jonathan ^a   Zuckerman, Gary B ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA ROOT; BU ZHONG YI QI TANG; BUPLEURUM ROOT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KAMPO; KUTKOSIDE; ONION EXTRACT; PICROSIDE I; PLANT EXTRACT; SAIBOKU TO; SHO SEIRYU TO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUTE HEPATITIS; ALBIZZIA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; APRICOT; ASARUM; ASTHMA; ATRACTYLODES; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EPHEDRA SINICA; GINGER; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAGNOLIACEAE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MULBERRY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PAEONIA; PERILLA; PERILLA FRUTESCENS; PNEUMONIA; POLYGALACEAE; REVIEW; SCHISANDRACEAE; SOLANUM; SUDDEN DEATH; YOGA;

ASTHMA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8844247937     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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