Herb remedies during pregnancy: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 306-312

  Dante, G ^a   Pedrielli, G ^a   Annessi, E ^a,b   Facchinetti, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Dip Materno Infantile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cranberry; Garlic; Ginger; Herb remedies; Hypericum perforatum; Pregnancy; Raspberry leaf

Indexed keywords

CRANBERRY EXTRACT; DIMENHYDRINATE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; OXYTOCIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRIDOXINE; RUBUS IDAEUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIURIA; CRANBERRY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GARLIC; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GINGER; HEARTBURN; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LABOR COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PLANT LEAF; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY INDUCED NAUSEA; PREGNANCY INDUCED VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RASPBERRY; RETCHING; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

ANTIEMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NAUSEA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VOMITING;

EID: 84872318668     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.722732     Document Type: Review

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