The use of herbs by pregnant and childbearing women: A risk-benefit assessment

Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 176-181

  Tiran, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herbs and pregnancy; Pregnancy and childbearing; Risk benefit analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CAULOPHYLLUM THALICTROIDES EXTRACT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; INDINAVIR; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; THEOPHYLLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; BREAST CANCER; BREAST TENDERNESS; CANCER RISK; CARDIOTOXICITY; CAULOPHYLLUM; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMMON COLD; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONVULSION; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ECHINACEA; FATIGUE; FETUS HYPOXIA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GINGER; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HEADACHE; HEART INFARCTION; HEARTBURN; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INSOMNIA; LIVER TOXICITY; MANIA; MIDWIFE; NAUSEA; NEUROPATHY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PANIC; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; RASPBERRY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA; TERATOGENICITY; VAGINA BLEEDING; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

EID: 0345601732     PISSN: 13536117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-6117(03)00045-3     Document Type: Review

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