Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2484076 Journal of Herbal Medicine 2014 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

The use of herbal medicines as a form of primary and adjunctive healthcare continues to grow internationally. It is therefore important that healthcare practitioners stay abreast of potential contraindications that may arise when these medicines are taken together with orthodox treatment or are prescribed during pregnancy.This article analyses the most popularly cited clinical research concerning the use of Glycyrrhiza spp. during pregnancy. It also aims to serve as guidance for healthcare professionals who either prescribe herbal medicines or have cause to advise patients in relation to the use of glycyrrhiza by women during pregnancy.

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