Can herbal products be used safely during pregnancy? Focus on echinacea

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 47, Issue SEPT., 2001, Pages 1727-1728

  Gallo, Michael ^a,b   Koren, Gideon ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b Motherisk Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; ECHINACEA PALLIDA EXTRACT; ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMMON COLD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA; ECHINACEA PALLIDA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; PLANT; PREGNANCY; RISK; SEASON; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ADULT; COMMON COLD; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034749204     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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