Herbal Medicines in Idiopathic Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: A Systematic Review

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 1584-1591

  Javan, Roghayeh ^a   Yousefi, Mahdi ^a   Nazari, Seyed Mohammad ^a   Amiri, Parastoo ^b   Mosavi Jarrahi, Alireza ^c   Modiramani, Parvaneh ^a   Naghedi Baghdar, Hamideh ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SABZEVAR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

complementary therapies; herbal medicine; idiopathic heavy menstrual bleeding; menorrhagia; phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; MYRTLE FRUIT SYRUP; PLACEBO; TRANEXAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FLATULENCE; FLOWER; FRUIT; GINGER; HEARTBURN; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MYRTLE; POMEGRANATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84989942110     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5675     Document Type: Review

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