Traditional beliefs and practices in pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum: A review of the evidence from Asian countries

M Withers, N Kharazmi, E Lim - Midwifery, 2018 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Asian women suffer the largest proportion of the world's maternal deaths.
To reduce this, policymakers and healthcare providers must encourage women with …

Botanicals and their bioactive phytochemicals for women's health

BM Dietz, A Hajirahimkhan, TL Dunlap… - Pharmacological reviews, 2016 - ASPET
Botanical dietary supplements are increasingly popular for women's health, particularly for
older women. The specific botanicals women take vary as a function of age. Younger …

Asian medicinal plants' production and utilization potentials: A review

S Astutik, J Pretzsch, J Ndzifon Kimengsi - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Medicinal plants research in Asia continues to receive significant national and international
attention, particularly concerning its multiple roles in poverty alleviation and health care …

The use of medicinal plants by pregnant women in Africa: a systematic review

SM Ahmed, H Nordeng, J Sundby, YA Aragaw… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Medicinal plant (MP) use during pregnancy is common in
Africa and may have profound effects on both the mother and the developing foetus. A lack …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of menstrual disorders in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

RO Samani, AA Hashiani, M Razavi… - International journal …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Understanding the prevalence of menstrual disorders has important
implications for both health service planning and risk factor epidemiology. Objective: The …

Comparison of herbal medicines used for women's menstruation diseases in different areas of the world

M Jiao, X Liu, Y Ren, Y Wang, L Cheng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aims: This review aims to compare the use of herbal medicine used to treat women's
menstruation and the prevalence of menstrual diseases in different regions, which reveal the …

An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in Trinidad

YN Clement, YS Baksh-Comeau… - Journal of ethnobiology …, 2015 - Springer
Background An ethnobotanical survey was conducted on the Caribbean island of Trinidad to
identify medicinal plants commonly used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of medical …

The use of complementary and alternative medicine by 7427 Australian women with cyclic perimenstrual pain and discomfort: a cross-sectional study

C Fisher, J Adams, L Hickman, D Sibbritt - BMC complementary and …, 2016 - Springer
Background To assess the prevalence of cyclic perimenstrual pain and discomfort and to
detail the pattern of complementary and alternative (CAM) use adopted by women for the …

Knowledge on ethnogynaecology of Indian Tribes-a comprehensive review

S Surendran, P Prasannan, Y Jeyaram… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Ethnogynaecology is an emerging branch of science
dealing with the treatment of gynaecological ailments by tribals, local healers, and traditional …

Effects of Rosa damascena (Damask rose) on menstruation-related pain, headache, fatigue, anxiety, and bloating: A systematic review and meta-analysis of …

SA Koohpayeh, M Hosseini, M Nasiri… - Journal of Education …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent studies have reported inconclusive results regarding the therapeutic effects of Rosa
damascena on the outcomes of primary dysmenorrhea (PD) and premenstrual syndrome …