The effects of Zingiber officinal R. on primary dysmenorrhea

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 9, Issue 36, 2010, Pages

  Rahnama, P ^a   Fallah Huseini, H ^b   Mohammadi, H ^a   Modares, M ^c   Khajavi Shojaee, K ^a   Askari, M ^a   Mozayani, P ^a  

^a SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dysmenorrhea; Herbal medicine; Pain severity; Zingiber officinal

Indexed keywords

GINGER EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; GINGER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 79953899918     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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