Herbal medicines and pregnancy

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Dugoua, Jean Jacques ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b Liberty Clinic   (Canada)

^c Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation Symposium   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERBERIS AQUIFOLIUM EXTRACT; BERBERIS VULGARIS EXTRACT; CASTOR OIL; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LAXATIVE; PRIMROSE OIL; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PYRIDOXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BERBERIS; BLUE COHOSH; CHILD SAFETY; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; FETUS; GEOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GINGER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDRASTIS; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; KERNICTERUS; MATERNAL AGE; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OSMOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TEST; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RASPBERRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VOMITING;

EID: 78951480830     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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