Pregnancy: (6) Complementary therapies in pregnancy

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 270, Issue 7241, 2003, Pages 402-404

  Barnes, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CASCARA; CASTOR OIL; CAULOPHYLLUM EXTRACT; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EMODIN; GINGER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; JUNIPERUS EXTRACT; MENTHA EXTRACT; PRIMROSE OIL; RUBUS EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SENNA EXTRACT; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM EXTRACT; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CAULOPHYLLUM; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBRYO DEATH; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDRASTIS; HYDRASTIS EXTRACT; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; JUNIPERUS; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL TREATMENT; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA; PREGNANCY; RASPBERRY; SIDE EFFECT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0037460897     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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