A single-masked, randomized, controlled trial of ginger extract in the treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy

Journal International Medical Sciences Academy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 167-169

  Biswas, Subhash Chandra ^a   Dey, Ramprasad ^a   Kamliya, Gauri Shankar ^b   Bal, Runa ^c   Hazra, Avijit ^a   Tripathi, Santanu Kumar ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^c CALCUTTA NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Doxylamine; Ginger; pyridoxine; Indian medicinal plant; Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

DOCUSATE SODIUM; DOXYLAMINE PLUS PYRIDOXINE; GINGER EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GASTRIC HYPERACIDITY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LOOSE FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; WELLBEING;

EID: 84858968358     PISSN: 0971071X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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