Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Using Herbal Therapies

Birth Defects Research Part B - Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 501-504

  Johns, Timothy ^a   Sibeko, Lindi ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIOXIDANT; CAFFEINE; CASTOR OIL; CAULOSAPONIN; CHAMOMILE; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; CYSTINE; EMODIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LAXATIVE; MINERAL; OXYTOCIC AGENT; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN;

ALFALFA; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSTIPATION; DANDELION; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FETUS DISTRESS; GERMANDER; GINGER; GINSENG; GLYCYRRHIZA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; HYPOSPADIAS; LABOR INDUCTION; LIVER TOXICITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASPBERRY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; TERATOGENICITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, HERBAL; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ANTHEMIS; CASTOR; CIMICIFUGA; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; GLYCYRRHIZA; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PANAX GINSENG; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; RUBUS GLAUCUS; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TEUCRIUM; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0347988146     PISSN: 15429733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.10052     Document Type: Review

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