The Effect of an Iranian Herbal Drug on Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Clinical Controlled Trial

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 401-404

  Nahid, Khodakrami ^a   Fariborz, Moatar ^a   Ataolah, Ghahiri ^a   Solokian, Shahdan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

anise; celery seed; primary dysmenorrhea; saffron

Indexed keywords

CELERY EXTRACT; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; MEFENAMIC ACID; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANISE; ARTICLE; CELERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FENNEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MEFENAMIC ACID; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249142175     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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