Medicinal plants used for menstrual disorders in Latin America, the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia and their uterine properties: A review

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 992-1000

  Van Andel, Tinde ^a   De Boer, Hugo J ^a,b,c   Barnes, Joanne ^d   Vandebroek, Ina ^e  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^e NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Menstruation; Traditional medicine; Uterus relaxant; Uterus stimulant

Indexed keywords

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ABORTION; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BIRTH; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILDBIRTH; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDLINE; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MORBIDITY; PLACENTA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SPASMOGENIC ACTIVITY; THERAPY; UTERINE CLEANSING; UTERUS; UTERUS MYOMA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

LOCHIA;

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 84906794599     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.049     Document Type: Review

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