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How safe and effective is the herbal drug STW 5 for patients with functional dyspepsia?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 5, pages 136–137 (2008)Cite this article

boxed-textvon Arnim U et al. (2007) STW 5, a phytopharmacon for patients with functional dyspepsia: results of a multicenter, placebo-controlled double-blind study. Am J Gastroenterol 102: 1268–1275

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  1. Laboratorio de Hígado Páncreas y Motilidad (HIPAM), Departamento de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Hospital General de México, Doctor Balmis #148, Col. Doctores, Del. Cuauhtemoc, CP 06726, México maxjulio@avantel.net

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  1. MJ Schmulson is Professor of Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Hospital General de México, México.,

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MJ Schmulson is on the Speakers Bureau for Novartis, Nycomed and Schering Plough, is a Consultant for Novartis, and has received grant or research support from Nycomed.

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Schmulson, M. How safe and effective is the herbal drug STW 5 for patients with functional dyspepsia?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 5, 136–137 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep1039

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