ReviewPharmaceutics2022
Herbal Medicines-Are They Effective and Safe during Pregnancy?
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of herbal medicine use for maternal conditions in Tanzania: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Patient-physician communication on herbal medicine use during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2024Pooled it
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- Beyond prescription medicine in pregnancy - raspberry leaf and other herbs in Australia.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Article
- Self-Medication With Herbal Remedies During Pregnancy: Practices, Reasons, and Adverse Effects.Scientifica · 2026Article
- Factors contributing to the use of traditional herbal medicine among hospitalised high-risk pregnant women in Namibia.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2026Article
- Inhaling Peppermint Essential Oil as a Promising Complementary Therapy in the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Use of Traditional Herbal Medicines during Pregnancy in Rwanda: Perspectives from Community Health Workers and Traditional Healers.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2025Article
- Predictors of pregnant and breastfeeding women's intention to use traditional Chinese medicine: a cross-sectional study from China.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Motivations for Herbal Medicine use During Pregnancy and Childbirth in Butiama District, Tanzania: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Medication Use During Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study in Western Uganda.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Advancing the safe motherhood initiative: A qualitative and sentiment analysis of local physician's perspectives on antibiotic self-medication during pregnancy in a low- and middle-income country.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- An ethnopharmacological survey of herbal medicines use among pregnant and postpartum women in Souss Massa (Morocco).Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- The relationship between the maternal consumption of barberry, saffron, pickled vegetables, and tea and the odds of congenital anomalies in Iranian children under 10 years of age: A case-control study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum Period: A Guide For Perinatal Interview.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2023Article
- Assessing the safety and use of medicinal herbs during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study in São Paulo, Brazil.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
- Transplacental passage of hyperforin, hypericin, and valerenic acid.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
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- Effectiveness of herbal medicines to prevent and control symptoms of urinary tract infections and to reduce antibiotic use: A literature review.Integrative medicine research · 2022Review
- Factors influencing the use of herbal medications during pregnancy at Public Health Center, Indonesia.Journal of public health research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Since the teratogenicity of Thalidomide has been proven, herbal products are more commonly used in pregnancy to not only relieve morning sickness but also to fight infections. These products are frequently considered as natural and therefore harmless. However, herbs contain a number of active substances that, when used during pregnancy, can affect the development of the fetus. Often, pregnant women do not consult the usage of herbal medicines with a physician. The access to these products is easy and treatment of certain ailments with the use of herbs is common in many countries. The aim of the present literature review was to discuss available data regarding the efficacy and safety of cranberry, chamomile,
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