Traditional phytoremedies for the treatment of menstrual disorders in district Udhampur, J&K, India

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 160, Issue , 2015, Pages 202-210

  Bhatia, Harpreet ^a   Pal Sharma, Yash ^a   Manhas, R K ^b   Kumar, Kewal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

^b Govt Degree College   (India)

^c Govt Degree College for Women   (India)

Author keywords

Ethnobotany; Ethnogynecological problems; Menstrual disorders; Phytoremedies; Traditional plant knowledge; Udhampur district

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BETA VULGARIS EXTRACT; BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT; BUTEA MONOSPERMA EXTRACT; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM EXTRACT; CICER ARIETINUM EXTRACT; CITRUS LIMON EXTRACT; CUMINUM CYMINUM EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; DALBERGIA SISSOO EXTRACT; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MENTHA ARVENSIS EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MUSA PARADISIACA EXTRACT; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; ORYZA SATIVA EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POMEGRANATE EXTRACT; RAPHANUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; ROSA INDICA EXTRACT; RUBIA MANJITH EXTRACT; SESAMUM INDICUM EXTRACT; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; TRITICUM AESTIVUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BANANA; BEET; BLACK PEPPER; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; CHICKPEA; CUMIN; CURCUMA LONGA; DALBERGIA; DALBERGIA SISSOO; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FENUGREEK; FOUL SMELL; FRUIT; GINGER; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; LEMON; LEUKORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANGO; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MIDWIFE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; OLIGOMENORRHEA; ONION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; POMEGRANATE; PRURITUS; RADISH; RICE; RICINUS COMMUNIS; ROSA INDICA; RUBIA; RUBIA MANJITH; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI; TRADITIONAL HEALER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VERY ELDERLY; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ALLIUM CEPA; CICER ARIETINUM; CITRUS LIMON; DALBERGIA SISSOO; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; ORYZA SATIVA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; RUBIA; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84918826364     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.11.041     Document Type: Article

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