Treating hot flushes in menopausal women with homeopathic treatment-Results of an observational study

Homeopathy

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-15

  Bordet, MF ^a   Colas, A ^a   Marijnen, P ^b   Masson, JL ^b   Trichard, M ^b  

^a Boiron   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

homeopathic treatment; homeopathy; hot flushes; menopause; observational study

Indexed keywords

AMYL NITRATE; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; CEDAR LEAF OIL; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; ESTRONE; FOLLITROPIN; GLONOINUM EXTRACT; GONADORELIN; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; IGNATIA AMARA EXTRACT; LACHESIS MUTUS VENOM; LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM EXTRACT; NUX VOMICA; PLANT EXTRACT; PROGESTERONE; PULSATILLA EXTRACT; SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS EXTRACT; SEPIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CUTTLEFISH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLONOINUM; HOMEOPATHY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; IGNATIA AMARA; LACHESIS MUTUS; LYCOPODIUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENOPAUSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSATILLA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SANGUINARIA; SNAKE; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; BRAZIL; BULGARIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOMEOPATHY; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; ITALY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLAND; PORTUGAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNISIA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 37849021933     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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