Herbal healing in pregnancy: Women's experiences

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 17-39

  Westfall, Rachel Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Herbal medicine; Home remedies; Oral tradition; Pregnancy; Qualitative methodology; Self care; Thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

AVENA SATIVA EXTRACT; BRASSICA OLERACEA EXTRACT; CANNABIS DERIVATIVE; CASTOR OIL; COCONUT OIL; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; MEDICAGO SATIVA EXTRACT; MITCHELLA REPENS EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT; PRIMROSE OIL; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; RUBUS IDAEUS EXTRACT; RUMEX CRISPUS EXTRACT; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON EXTRACT;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAULOPHYLLUM; CAULOPHYLLUM THALICTROIDES; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRIEND; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTUITION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITCHELLA REPENS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASPBERRY; RUMEX CRISPUS; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 0345771762     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v03n04_02     Document Type: Article

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