Effect of a Psidii guajavae folium extract in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 305-310

  Doubova, Svetlana Vladislavovna ^a   Morales, Hortensia Reyes ^a   Hernández, Sergio Flores ^a   Martínez García, María del Carmen ^b   Ortiz, Marcela González de Cossío ^c   Soto, Marco A Chávez ^a   Arce, Erika Rivera ^a   Lozoya, Xavier ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Phytodrug; Primary dysmenorrhea; Psidii guajavae folium

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PSIDII GUAJAVAE FOLIUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSIDII GUAJAVAE FOLIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; MYRTACEAE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

PSIDIUM GUAJAVAE;

EID: 33847133799     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.09.033     Document Type: Article

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