Steam sauna and mother roasting in Lao PDR: practices and chemical constituents of essential oils of plant species used in postpartum recovery
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Fundamental in traditional postpartum recovery in Lao PDR is the use of hotbeds, mother roasting, steam sauna and steam baths. During these treatments medicinal plants play a crucial role, but little has been published about how the...
Main Authors: | de Boer Hugo J, Lamxay Vichith, Björk Lars |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-12-01
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Series: | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/11/128 |
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