Effects of licorice on relief and recurrence of menopausal hot flashes

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 541-548

  Nahidi, Fatemeh ^a   Zare, Elham ^b   Mojab, Faraz ^b   Alavi Majd, Hamid ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Herbal medicine; Licorice; Menopausal women; Menopause; Post menopausal hot flash; Vasomotor hot flash

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLYCYRRHIZA; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862736349     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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