Drug-herb interactions with herbal medicines for menopause

Journal of the British Menopause Society

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 162-165

  Huntley, Alyson ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug herb interactions; Herbal medicine; Menopause; Oestrogen; Phytoestrogen

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; DIGOXIN; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; INDINAVIR; LOPERAMIDE; NEFAZODONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PAROXETINE; PHENELZINE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PHENPROCOUMON; PRIMROSE OIL; RED CLOVER EXTRACT; SERTRALINE; THEOPHYLLINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; BLEEDING; BREAKTHROUGH BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIRIUM; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RESEARCH; FEMALE; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SEROTONIN SYNDROME;

ANGELICA; CIMICIFUGA; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; OENOTHERA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 11244317128     PISSN: 13621807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1362180042721067     Document Type: Review

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