Moringa oleifera as a galactagogue

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 323-324

  Raguindin, Peter Francis N ^a   Dans, Leonila F ^a   King, Jacelie F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALACTOGOGUE; PROLACTIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

BODY WEIGHT; BREAST MILK EXPRESSION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG SAFETY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MATERNAL AGE; MILK PRODUCTION; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); WEIGHT GAIN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; NEWBORN; PHILIPPINES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; GALACTOGOGUES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PHILIPPINES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84903608164     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2014.0002     Document Type: Letter

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