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  1. The Gnaphalium pensylvanicum willd. is used in China as a folk medicine to treat anti-inflammatory, cough and rheumatism arthritis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of the extract of G. pensylv...

    Authors: Yan Jiang, Yan Lin, Yi-Juan Hu, Xiao-Jun Song, Hong-Hua Pan and Hong-Jian Zhang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:320
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  2. Hypercholesterolemia is a serious diseases associated with type-2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disorders and liver diseases. Humans seek for safe herbal medication such as karela (Momordica charan...

    Authors: Dalia Yossri Saad, Mohamed Mohamed Soliman, Ahmed A. Baiomy, Magdy Hassan Yassin and Hanan Basiouni El-Sawy
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:319
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  3. Despite a growing body of scientific literature exploring the nature of meditation there is limited information on the characteristics of individuals who use it. This is particularly true of comparative studie...

    Authors: Adam Burke, Chun Nok Lam, Barbara Stussman and Hui Yang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:316
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  4. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), denominated by Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, is often associated with abdominal pain, diarrhea and bloody stool. The standard protocols for treating colitis conditio...

    Authors: Hong Mi, Feng-bin Liu, Hai-wen Li, Jiang-tao Hou and Pei-wu Li
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:315
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  5. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is a combination of herbal medicine, traditional therapies, and mind-body intervention. This descriptive study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, perc...

    Authors: Bijoy Laxmi Saha, Md. Omar Reza Seam, Md. Mainul Islam, Abhijit Das, Sayed Koushik Ahamed, Palash Karmakar, Md. Fokhrul Islam and Sukalyan Kumar Kundu
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:314
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  6. The regeneration of integrity and tissue homeostasis after injury is a fundamental property and involves complex biological processes fully dynamic and interconnected. Although there are medications prescribed...

    Authors: Francisco Bruno Teixeira, Raíra de Brito Silva, Osmar Alves Lameira, Liana Preto Webber, Roberta Souza D’Almeida Couto, Manoela Domingues Martins and Rafael Rodrigues Lima
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:313
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  7. Antacids, anticholinergic drugs, histamine H2- receptor antagonists and irreversible proton pump inhibitors have been used for the treatment of gastric ulcers. However, prolonged use of these drugs may lead to...

    Authors: Ramani Karunakaran, M. Ira Thabrew, G. Mayuri Thammitiyagodage, B. Prasanna Galhena and L.D.A. Menuka Arawwawala
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:312
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  8. Quality of life has become an important aspect in the measurement of the health of an individual as the population ages. Rhythm-centred music making (RMM) has been shown to improve physical, psychological and ...

    Authors: Angela Frances Yap, Yu Heng Kwan, Chuen Seng Tan, Syed Ibrahim and Seng Bin Ang
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:311
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  9. Apoptosis plays a critical role in the progression of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DC). Astragalus polysaccharides (APS), an extract of astragalus membranaceus (AM), is an effective cardioprotectant. Currently, littl...

    Authors: Shuqin Sun, Shuo Yang, Min Dai, Xiujuan Jia, Qiyan Wang, Zheng Zhang and Yongjun Mao
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:310
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  10. The phenolic substance resveratrol (RES) is a plant metabolite known to modulate numerous physiological functions and to exert beneficial effects as a cancer-chemopreventing agent and on neurological, hepatic,...

    Authors: Joseph Schwager, Nathalie Richard, Franziska Widmer and Daniel Raederstorff
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:309
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  12. Cisplatin (CP) is recommended as a first-line chemotherapeutic agent for solid tumors, however its usage outcomes in severe adverse effects. Acacia hydaspica possesses various phytochemicals and pharmacological a...

    Authors: Tayyaba Afsar, Suhail Razak, Ali almajwal and Muhammad Rashid khan
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:307
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  13. Tuberculosis is counted amongst the most infectious and lethal illnesses worldwide and remains one of the major threats to human health. The aim of the current study was to isolate and characterize anti-mycoba...

    Authors: Victor O. Fadipe, Nkoana I. Mongalo, Andy R. Opoku, Preachers M. Dikhoba and Tshepiso J. Makhafola
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:306
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  14. Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu) represents one of the most successful and widely used herbal medicines in Asia for the treatment of many diseases such as inflammatory disorders and infectious diseases over the past 20...

    Authors: Lin Zhu, Zhi-Tao Liang, Tao Yi, Yue Ma, Zhong-Zhen Zhao, Bao-Lin Guo, Jian-Ye Zhang and Hu-Biao Chen
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:305
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  15. Several efforts have been deployed to cure osteosarcoma, a high-grade malignant bone tumour in children and adolescents. However, some challenges such as drug resistance, relapse, and tumour metastasis remain ...

    Authors: Do Luong Huynh, Taeho Kwon, Jiao Jiao Zhang, Neelesh Sharma, Meeta Gera, Mrinmoy Ghosh, Nameun Kim, Somi Kim Cho, Dong Sun Lee, Yang Ho Park and Dong Kee Jeong
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:304
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  16. Spinal manipulation (SM) is used commonly for treating low back pain (LBP). Spinal stiffness is routinely assessed by clinicians performing SM. Flexion-relaxation ratio (FRR) was shown to distinguish between L...

    Authors: Ting Xia, Cynthia R. Long, Robert D. Vining, Maruti R. Gudavalli, James W. DeVocht, Gregory N. Kawchuk, David G. Wilder and Christine M. Goertz
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:303
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  17. The plant species Aristolochia indica (AI), Melilotus indicus (MI), Tribulus terrestris (TT) and Cuscuta pedicellata (CP) are widely used in folk medicine in the villages around Chowk Azam, South Punjab, Pakistan...

    Authors: Rabia Naz, Hafsa Ayub, Sajid Nawaz, Zia Ul Islam, Tayyaba Yasmin, Asghari Bano, Abdul Wakeel, Saqib Zia and Thomas H. Roberts
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:302
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  18. Effective interdisciplinary communication is important to achieve better quality in health care. The aims of this study were to compare conventional and complementary providers’ experience of communication abo...

    Authors: Trine Stub, Sara A. Quandt, Thomas A. Arcury, Joanne C. Sandberg and Agnete E. Kristoffersen
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:301
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  19. Lichens that were used in traditional medicine for ages produce numerous secondary metabolites, however our knowledge about biological activities of substances secreted by separated bionts is scarce. The main ...

    Authors: Agnieszka Felczykowska, Alicja Pastuszak-Skrzypczak, Anna Pawlik, Krystyna Bogucka, Anna Herman-Antosiewicz and Beata Guzow-Krzemińska
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:300
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  20. Attention and interest in the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been reignited globally, most especially in patients with chronic diseases. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of such chroni...

    Authors: A. A. Busari and M. A. Mufutau
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:299
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  21. Metformin is an oral hypoglycemic agent frequently used in patients with type 2 diabetes. In this study, we have investigated the influence of the dietary fiber Plantago ovata husk on the pharmacokinetics of this...

    Authors: Raquel Díez, Juan José García, María José Diez, Matilde Sierra, Ana M. Sahagun and Nélida Fernández
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:298
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  22. Viola mandshurica has traditionally been used as an expectorant, diuretic, and anti-inflammatory drug. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that low doses of two diffe...

    Authors: Yoon-Young Sung, Dong-Seon Kim, Seung-Hyung Kim and Ho Kyoung Kim
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:297
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  23. In recent decades, the evidence supporting the physical and mental health benefits of holistic movement practices such as yoga and t’ai chi have become increasingly established. Consequently, investigating the...

    Authors: Ineke Vergeer, Jason A. Bennie, Melanie J. Charity, Jack T. Harvey, Jannique G. Z. van Uffelen, Stuart J. H. Biddle and Rochelle M. Eime
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:296
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  24. Cucurbitacins are mostly found in the members of the family Cucurbitaceae and are responsible for the bitter taste of cucumber. Pharmacological activities such as anti-bacterial and anti-tumor effects have bee...

    Authors: Moazzameh Ramezani, Fatemeh Rahmani and Ali Dehestani
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:295
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  25. Uvaria longipes (Craib) L.L.Zhou, Y.C.F.Su & R.M.K.Saunders, Artabotrys burmanicus A.DC, Marsypopetalum modestum (Pierre) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders and Dasymaschalon sp. have been used fo...

    Authors: Kitti Pumiputavon, Tanawat Chaowasku, Chalermpong Saenjum, Maslin Osathanunkul, Boonsong Wungsintaweekul, Kriangkrai Chawansuntati, Jiraprapa Wipasa and Pathrapol Lithanatudom
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:294
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  26. The current therapy of neuropathic pain is inadequate and is limited by the extent of pain relief and the occurrence of dose dependant side effects. Insufficient control of pain with conventional medications p...

    Authors: Muhammad Shahid, Fazal Subhan, Nisar Ahmad and Ihsan Ullah
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:293
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  27. Volatile oil from aromatic plants has been used by ancient Egyptians in embalming for the inhibition of bacterial growth and prevention of decay, Callistemon citrinus is used in traditional therapies for the trea...

    Authors: Rotimi A. Larayetan, Omobola O. Okoh, Alexander Sadimenko and Anthony I. Okoh
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:292
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  28. Cadmium is a heavy metal that causes oxidative stress and has toxic effects in humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of two probiotics along with a prebiotic in preventing the toxic ef...

    Authors: Dornoush Jafarpour, Seyed Shahram Shekarforoush, Hamid Reza Ghaisari, Saeed Nazifi, Javad Sajedianfard and Mohammad Hadi Eskandari
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:291
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  29. The potential application of Ficus deltoidea and vitexin for the management of symptomatologies associated with diabetes mellitus (DM) has gained much attention. However, less firm evidence comes from data to aug...

    Authors: Samsulrizal Nurdiana, Yong Meng Goh, Hafandi Ahmad, Sulaiman Md Dom, Nur Syimal’ain Azmi, Noor Syaffinaz Noor Mohamad Zin and Mahdi Ebrahimi
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:290
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  30. Obesity and related complications have now became epidemic both in developed and developing countries. Cafeteria type diet mainly composed of high fat high carbohydrate components which plays a significant rol...

    Authors: Anayt Ulla, Md Ashraful Alam, Biswajit Sikder, Farzana Akter Sumi, Md Mizanur Rahman, Zaki Farhad Habib, Mostafe Khalid Mohammed, Nusrat Subhan, Hemayet Hossain and Hasan Mahmud Reza
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:289
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  31. Dai-Huang-Fu-Zi-Tang (DHFZT) is a famous traditional Chinese prescription with intestinal obstruction, acute pancreatitis and cholecystalgia for thousands of years. Our previous work found that DHFZT could act...

    Authors: Xin Kang, Xiao-Guang Lu, Li-Bin Zhan, Zheng-Kai Liang, Wen-Xiu Guo, Qi Ma, Yi Wang, Jian-Bo Song, Jin-Yu Feng, Cong-Han Wang, Li-Zhi Bai, Yi Song and Guo-Hui Liu
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:288
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  32. Cymbopogon species are widely used as herbal remedies by the traditional healers living in Nkonkobe Municipality for the treatment and management of skin and respiratory infections. Ac...

    Authors: Beauty E. Omoruyi and Voster Muchenje
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:287
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  33. Numerous studies have reported on the health benefits of sesamin, a major lignin found in sesame (S. indicum) seeds. Recently, sesamin was shown to have the ability to promote chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan syn...

    Authors: Warunee Srisuthtayanont, Dumnoensun Pruksakorn, Prachya Kongtawelert and Peraphan Pothacharoen
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:286
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  34. Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious public health problem worldwide. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) grows as drug tolerant pellicles. Agents that inhibit biofilm formation in M. tuberculosis have the pot...

    Authors: Benjamin Bhunu, Ruvimbo Mautsa and Stanley Mukanganyama
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:285
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  35. Since long, natural sources have been explored for possible managements of various diseases. In this context, the study is designed to evaluate Isodon rugosus Wall. ex Benth for biological potentials including an...

    Authors: Anwar Zeb, Farhat Ullah, Muhammad Ayaz, Sajjad Ahmad and Abdul Sadiq
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:284
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  37. Several lichen species are reported to be used tradiationally in many theraupatic practices. Many lichen species are reported as sources of several bioactive natural compounds. Several lichen species of Nepal ...

    Authors: Baidya Nath Jha, Mitesh Shrestha, Durga Prasad Pandey, Tribikram Bhattarai, Hari Datta Bhattarai and Babita Paudel
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:282
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  38. Not many studies have investigated individual sensitivity to acupuncture. To explore the intrinsic factors related to individual responses to acupuncture, we reviewed published pre-clinical studies using respo...

    Authors: Yu-Kang Kim, Ji-Yeun Park, Seung-Nam Kim, Mijung Yeom, Seungmin Lee, Ju-Young Oh, Hyangsook Lee, Younbyoung Chae, Dae-Hyun Hahm and Hi-Joon Park
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:281
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  39. Cancer still constitutes one of the major health concerns globally, causing serious threats on patients, their families, and the healthcare system.

    Authors: Victor Kuete, Fabrice W. Fokou, Oğuzhan Karaosmanoğlu, Veronique P. Beng and Hülya Sivas
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:280
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  40. Human tuberculosis, which is caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains a major public health concern. Increasing drug resistance poses a threat of disease resurgence and continues to cause consid...

    Authors: Hafij Al Mahmud, Hoonhee Seo, Sukyung Kim, Md Imtiazul Islam, Kung-Woo Nam, Hyun-Deuk Cho and Ho-Yeon Song
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:279
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  41. Orthosiphon stamineus (OS) is a herb known in ethnomedicine for treating diabetes mellitus (DM). In this study, a 1H NMR based urine metabolomics tool has been used for the first time ...

    Authors: Amalina Ahmad Azam, Raghunath Pariyani, Intan Safinar Ismail, Amin Ismail, Alfi Khatib, Faridah Abas and Khozirah Shaari
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:278
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  42. Ovarian cancer is one of the major causes of death among females in worldwide. Cisplatin is a primary anti-cancer drug against ovarian cancer, but the recurrent tumors after treatment frequently show acquired ...

    Authors: Bo Yoon Choi, Jong Cheon Joo, Yeon Kyu Lee, Ik-Soon Jang, Soo Jung Park and Yoon Jung Park
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:277
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  43. Phytotherapeutics exhibit diverse pharmacological effects that are based on the combined action of a mixture of phytoconstituents. In this study, Prunus domestica gum-loaded, stabilized gold and silver nanopartic...

    Authors: Nazar Ul Islam, Raza Amin, Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Amin, Sumera Zaib and Jamshed Iqbal
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:276
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  44. The search for alternative trypanocidal compounds which can be available at affordable price is of paramount importance for control of trypanosomosis in human and animals. The current study evaluates the in vi...

    Authors: Yakob P. Nagagi, Richard S. Silayo, Claudius Luziga and Eliningaya J. Kweka
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:275
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  45. Radial pressure pulse wave (RPPW) examination has been a key diagnostic component of traditional Chinese medicine. The objective of this study was to investigate the changes in RPPW along with various hemodyna...

    Authors: Tae-Hun Kim, Boncho Ku, Jang-Han Bae, Jae-Young Shin, Min-Ho Jun, Jung Won Kang, Junghwan Kim, Jun-Hwan Lee and Jaeuk U. Kim
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:274
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  46. Influenza represents a serious public health concern. The emergence of resistance to anti-influenza drugs underlines the need to develop new drugs. This study aimed to evaluate the anti-influenza viral activit...

    Authors: Ya Shi, Bing Zhang, Yiyu Lu, Chaodong Qian, Yan Feng, Liwei Fang, Zhishan Ding and Dongqing Cheng
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:273
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  47. While complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is commonly used in the United States and elsewhere, and hazardous interactions with prescription drugs can occur, patients do not regularly communicate with ...

    Authors: Carrie M. Christensen, Rebecca S. Morris, Seraphine Chepkemoi Kapsandoy, Melissa Archer, Jinqiu Kuang, Laura Shane-McWhorter, Bruce E. Bray and Qing Zeng-Treitler
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:272
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  48. The present study investigated the potential of methanolic extract of Dicranopteris linearis (MEDL) leaves to attenuate liver intoxication induced by acetaminophen (APAP) in rats.

    Authors: Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria, Farah Hidayah Kamisan, Maizatul Hasyima Omar, Nur Diyana Mahmood, Fezah Othman, Siti Selina Abdul Hamid and Muhammad Nazrul Hakim Abdullah
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:271
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  49. Sarcocephalus latifolius is used as a traditional medicine for curing many diseases in Sudan. The main objective of the current study was to determine the antioxidant activity and acet...

    Authors: Alsiddig Osama, Sufyan Awadelkarim and Amna Ali
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:270
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  50. There are no generally accepted standards for evaluation of treatment outcomes in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Pattern differentiation and individual treatments are recognized as the most distinguishing...

    Authors: Yan-Hong Zhang, Jing Lv, Wei Gao, Jun Li, Ji-Qian Fang, Li-Yun He and Bao-Yan Liu
    Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2017 17:269
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