Herbal products in pregnancy: Experimental studies and clinical reports

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1107-1116

  Smeriglio, Antonella ^a   Tomaino, Antonio ^a   Trombetta, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

adverse reactions; drug interactions; efficacy; herbal products; pregnancy; safety

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CAULOPHYLLUM THALICTROIDES EXTRACT; CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE EXTRACT; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DIGOXIN; EPHEDRA DISTACHYA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS EXTRACT; IBUPROFEN; IMATINIB; MENTHA PULEGIUM EXTRACT; NICOTINE; PASSIFLORA INCARNATE EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SERENOA REPENS EXRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTHROPATHY; BLEEDING; BLISTER; CAULOPHYLLUM THALICTROIDES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE; COLIC; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORYNANTHE YOHIMBE; CRANBERRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EMBRYOTOXICITY; EPHEDRA DISTACHYA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GINGER; GINKGO BILOBA; HEARTBURN; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HICCUP; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LISTLESSNESS; MATRICARIA RECUTITA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA PIPERITA; MORNING SICKNESS; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE SPASM; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NONHUMAN; PASSIFLORA INCARNATE; PLANT ROOT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RASH; RASPBERRY; REVIEW; RHIZOME; SHOCK; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SORE THROAT; SUNBURN; TABLET FORMULATION; TERATOGENICITY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UTERUS DISEASE;

ADVERSE REACTIONS; DRUG-INTERACTIONS; EFFICACY; HERBAL PRODUCTS; PREGNANCY; SAFETY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84905649205     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5106     Document Type: Review

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