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Alternatives to Standard Treatment of Lymphedema--Ayurvedic Abhyanga

 

Ayurvedic Abhyanga

Lymphedema filarial, which is caused by microfilariae parasites, usually occurring only in the Tropics.

Evidence-Based Approaches for the Ayurvedic Traditional Herbal Formulations: Toward an Ayurvedic CONSORT Model

Saravu R. Narahari, Terence J. Ryan, Madhur Guruprasad Aggithaya, Kuttaje S. Bose, Kodimoole S. Prasanna. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. July 1, 2008, 14(6): 769-776. doi:10.1089/acm.2007.0818.

 

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