Herb use in pregnancy: What nurses should know

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-208

  Born, Diane ^a   Barron, Mary Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbs, medicinal; Plant extracts; Pregnancy; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILE; COMFREY EXTRACT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; VALERIAN; ZINC;

ALFALFA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANEMIA; ANGELICA SINENSIS; AWARENESS; CINNAMON; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMFREY; CONSTIPATION; CRANBERRY; DANDELION; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDEMA; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GINGER; GOVERNMENT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDRASTIS; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; IRON THERAPY; NAUSEA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; RASPBERRY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SIDE EFFECT; TEA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SELF MEDICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19044395820     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200505000-00009     Document Type: Review

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