Clinical efficacy of a Unani formulation 'Safoof Habis' in menorrhagia: A randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Fathima, Arifa ^a   Sultana, Arshiya ^b  

^a Sri Jayachamrajendra Institute of Indian System of Medicine   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Kasrate Tams; Menorrhagia; Menstrual blood loss; Menstrual pictogram; Randomized standard controlled trial; Reproductive age; Safoof Habis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; HEMOGLOBIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; QURS KUSHTA FAULAD; SAFOOF HABIS; TRANEXAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84867143817     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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