Cargando…
Women's Health Among the Chumash
Plants were, and still are, widely used for a number of conditions affecting women in California. This article discusses traditional remedies of the Chumash for dysmenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, feminine hygiene, heavy menstruation, urinary tract infections, parturition, lactation, infant care, m...
Autores principales: | , |
---|---|
Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Oxford University Press
2006
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1375244/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16550233 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nek021 |
_version_ | 1782126820216274944 |
---|---|
author | Adams, James D. Garcia, Cecilia |
author_facet | Adams, James D. Garcia, Cecilia |
author_sort | Adams, James D. |
collection | PubMed |
description | Plants were, and still are, widely used for a number of conditions affecting women in California. This article discusses traditional remedies of the Chumash for dysmenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, feminine hygiene, heavy menstruation, urinary tract infections, parturition, lactation, infant care, menopause, sexually transmitted diseases, fertility, contraception and abortions. Many plants are presented including Artemisia douglasiana, Paeonia californica, Trichostema lanatum, Salvia apiana, Ephedra viridis, Leymus condensatus, Vitis californica, Eschscholzia californica, Rosa californica, Scirpus acutus, Anemopsis californica and Phoradendron macrophyllum. By providing the specific uses of plants for specific diseases and discussing chemistry, efficacy and safety concerns for each plant, we hope that this article gives direction to women seeking to use plants in their health care. |
format | Text |
id | pubmed-1375244 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2006 |
publisher | Oxford University Press |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-13752442006-03-20 Women's Health Among the Chumash Adams, James D. Garcia, Cecilia Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Original Articles Plants were, and still are, widely used for a number of conditions affecting women in California. This article discusses traditional remedies of the Chumash for dysmenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, feminine hygiene, heavy menstruation, urinary tract infections, parturition, lactation, infant care, menopause, sexually transmitted diseases, fertility, contraception and abortions. Many plants are presented including Artemisia douglasiana, Paeonia californica, Trichostema lanatum, Salvia apiana, Ephedra viridis, Leymus condensatus, Vitis californica, Eschscholzia californica, Rosa californica, Scirpus acutus, Anemopsis californica and Phoradendron macrophyllum. By providing the specific uses of plants for specific diseases and discussing chemistry, efficacy and safety concerns for each plant, we hope that this article gives direction to women seeking to use plants in their health care. Oxford University Press 2006-03 2006-02-01 /pmc/articles/PMC1375244/ /pubmed/16550233 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nek021 Text en © The Author (2006). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved |
spellingShingle | Original Articles Adams, James D. Garcia, Cecilia Women's Health Among the Chumash |
title | Women's Health Among the Chumash |
title_full | Women's Health Among the Chumash |
title_fullStr | Women's Health Among the Chumash |
title_full_unstemmed | Women's Health Among the Chumash |
title_short | Women's Health Among the Chumash |
title_sort | women's health among the chumash |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1375244/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16550233 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nek021 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT adamsjamesd womenshealthamongthechumash AT garciacecilia womenshealthamongthechumash |