Ayurveda and gynecological disorders

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 151-159

  Jadhav, Atul N ^a   Bhutani, K K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER   (India)

Author keywords

Ayurvedic formulations; Ayurvedic plant drugs; Gynecological disorders

Indexed keywords

AMRTAPRASA GHRTA; ASHOKGHRITA; ASOKARISTA; BOLA PARPATI; BOLADI VATI; BRHAT GARBHACINTAMANI RASA; CANDRAPRABHA VATI; DADIMADI GHRTA; DARVYADO KVATHA RASA; DRAKSADI CURNA; GARBHACINTAMANI RASA; GOKSURADI CHURNA; GOKSURADI GUGGUL; GRAHANIMIHIRA TAILA; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HINGUVACADI CURNA; KALYANAKA GHRTA; KAMADUDHA RASA; KSIRABALA TAILA; LAGHU MALINI VASANTA RASA; LODHRADI KWATH; LODHRASAVA; MAHA YOGARAJA GUGGULU; MAHAKALYANAKA GHRTA; MISREYARKA; MRDVIKARISTA; NYAGRODHADI KVATHA CURNA; PHALA GHRTA; PRADARANTAKA RASA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDICATION; DYSMENORRHEA; GENITAL PAIN; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH SCIENCE; HERB; HUMAN; IMMINENT ABORTION; LEUKORRHEA; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; NONHUMAN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY DISORDER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UTERUS DISEASE; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 11844276624     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.10.020     Document Type: Article

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