The effectiveness and safety of ginger for pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting: A systematic review

Women and Birth

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ding, Mingshuang ^a   Leach, Matthew ^b   Bradley, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ginger; Herbal medicine; Nausea; Pregnancy; Systematic review; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; DIMENHYDRINATE; GINGER EXTRACT; HEPARIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PLACEBO; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; PYRIDOXINE; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; BELCHING; BLOATING; BURNING SENSATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GINGER; HUMAN; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PLANT ROOT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RETCHING; RHIZOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; FEMALE; GINGER; HUMANS; MORNING SICKNESS; NAUSEA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 84875403314     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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