The use of herbal medicines during breastfeeding: A population-based survey in western australia

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Sim, Tin F ^a   Sherriff, Jillian ^a   Hattingh, H L ^a   Parsons, Richard ^a   Tee, Lisa B G ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding women; Herbal medicines; Lactation; Prevalence; Survey

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILE; GALACTOGOGUE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PEPPERMINT;

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ALLOPATHY; ALOE VERA; ANGELICA SINENSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLESSED THISTLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRANBERRY; FEMALE; FENNEL; FENUGREEK; GALEGA; GALEGA OFFICINALIS; GARLIC; GINGER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRUNUS; PRUNUS SPINOSA; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TERMINALIA CATAPPA; URTICA DIOICA;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84887348640     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-317     Document Type: Article

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