Effects of ginger capsules on pregnancy, nausea, and vomiting

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-246

  Ozgoli, Giti ^a   Goli, Marjan ^b   Simbar, Masoumeh ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINTOMA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GINGER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OCCUPATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; FEMALE; GINGER; HUMANS; IRAN; NAUSEA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62649117320     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0406     Document Type: Article

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