Safety evaluation of commonly used Chinese herbal medicines during pregnancy in mice

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2448-2456

  Wang, Chi Chiu ^a,b   Li, Lu ^a   Tang, Ling Yin ^a   Leung, Ping Chung ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese medicines; Herbal medicines; Pregnancy; Reproductive toxicity; Safety

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS EXTRACT; ATRACTYLODES MACROCEPHALA EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; CODONOPSIS PILOSULA EXTRACT; CUSCUTA EXTRACT; DONKEY HIDE GLUE; EUCOMMIA EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIMALAYAN TEASEL ROOT EXTRACT; LIGUSTICUM CHUANXIONG EXTRACT; MILKVETCH ROOT EXTRACT; MOTHERWORT EXTRACT; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS EXTRACT; TANGERINE EXTRACT; TAXILLUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VILLOUS AMOMRUM FRUIT EXTRACT; WHITE PEONY ROOT EXTRACT; WINGDE YAN RHIZOMA;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG SAFETY; EMBRYO GROWTH; FEMALE; FETUS RESORPTION; GASTRULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POLYDACTYLY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SKELETON MALFORMATION; TANGERINE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84865072168     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des180     Document Type: Article

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