The Association between Traditional Chinese Dietary and Herbal Therapies and Uterine Involution in Postpartum Women
Joint Authors
Li, Tsai-Chung
Ho, Ming
Su, Shan-Yu
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-04-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Traditional Chinese postpartum care is believed to help in the recovery of women after delivery.
Objective.
This study investigated the association of elements in dietary and herbal therapy with uterine involution.
Methods.
Indices of uterine involution were measured ultrasonographically in 127 postpartum women between 4-6 weeks after delivery.
A self-reported retrospective questionnaire was used to query women about their frequencies of taking herbal medicines and consuming special diets during the first month after delivery.
Correlation coefficients were calculated to identify the associations, then the regression models were used to identify the predictors.
Result.
Among the herbal medicines and diet, consumption of Eucommia ulmoides (E.
ulmoides) negatively correlated with the AP diameter of the uterus and the cavity.
E.
ulmoides was also the only predictor of maximum AP diameter of the uterus, AP diameter of the uterus 5 cm from the fundus, and the maximum AP diameter of the cavity.
Moreover, consumption of Sheng-hau-tang was significantly correlated with anteverted uterus and was a predictor of anteverted uterus.
Conclusion.
E.
ulmoides and Sheng-hau-tang positively correlated with the degree of uterine involution after delivery, implying that both therapies might possess the pharmacological efficacy of uterine contraction in postpartum women.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ho, Ming& Li, Tsai-Chung& Su, Shan-Yu. 2011. The Association between Traditional Chinese Dietary and Herbal Therapies and Uterine Involution in Postpartum Women. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ho, Ming…[et al.]. The Association between Traditional Chinese Dietary and Herbal Therapies and Uterine Involution in Postpartum Women. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ho, Ming& Li, Tsai-Chung& Su, Shan-Yu. The Association between Traditional Chinese Dietary and Herbal Therapies and Uterine Involution in Postpartum Women. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508049