Rama midwifery in eastern Nicaragua

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 136-157

  Coe, Felix G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern Nicaragua; Maternal infant health; Midwifery medicinals; Rama midwifery

Indexed keywords

BURSERA SIMARUBA EXTRACT; CASSIA EXTRACT; CINNAMON EXTRACT; CISSUS EROSA EXTRACT; CISSUS VERTICILLATA EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; DESMODIUM ADSCENDENS EXTRACT; DESMODIUM INCANUM EXTRACT; ERYNGIUM FOETIDUM EXTRACT; GUAVA EXTRACT; GYNERIUM SAGITTATUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYMENAEA COURBARIL EXTRACT; HYPTIS VERTICILLATA EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MIMOSA PUDICA EXTRACT; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS EXTRACT; PACHIRA AQUATICA EXTRACT; PIPER ADUNCUM EXTRACT; PIPER AMALAGO EXTRACT; PIPER AURITUM EXTRACT; PIPER HISPIDUM EXTRACT; PIPER JACQUEMONTIANUM EXTRACT; PIPER PELTATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; QUASSIA AMARA EXTRACT; SMILAX REGELII EXTRACT; SMILAX SPINOSA EXTRACT; SPHAGNETICOLA TRILOBATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOMESTICATED PLANT; ETHNOBOTANY; FIELD WORK; FOREST; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN CARE; NICARAGUA; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; TREE GROWTH;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; NICARAGUA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 40949101701     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.01.027     Document Type: Article

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