Do any folk remedies or herbals help induce labor?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 542-544

  Murray, Tracy ^a   Kelsberg, Gary ^a   Safranek, Sarah ^b  

^a Valley Family Medicine Residency   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUE COHOSH EXTRACT; CASTOR OIL; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PRIMROSE OIL; RASPBERRY LEAF EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; BREAST STIMULATION; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LABOR INDUCTION; MULTIPARA; NOTE; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RASPBERRY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SHOCK; STIMULATION; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; ARTICLE; BREAST; CAULOPHYLLUM; CIMICIFUGA; COITUS; EVENING PRIMROSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BREAST; CASTOR OIL; CAULOPHYLLUM; CERVICAL RIPENING; CIMICIFUGA; COITUS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; OENOTHERA BIENNIS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49349140733     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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