Pycnogenol® alleviates pain associated with pregnancy

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 232-234

  Kohama, Takafumi ^a   Inoue, Masaki ^b  

^a Keiju Medical Center   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative treatment; Pain reduction; Pregnancy associated pain; Pycnogenol

Indexed keywords

LOXOPROFEN; NATURAL PRODUCT; PYCNOGENOL; FLAVONOID; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; PYCNOGENOLS;

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIP JOINT PAIN; HUMAN; LEG CRAMP; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PINE; PREGNANCY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TIME;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADULT; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645462256     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1840     Document Type: Article

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