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Original Article

Effect of vaginal suppository on bacterial vaginitis based on Persian medicine (Iranian traditional medicine): a randomised double blind clinical study

Nasrin BaeryDepartment of Persian Medicine, School of Persian and Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;
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Azizeh Ghasemi NejadDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
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Mohsen AminPharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Department of Drug and Food Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran;
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Somaye MahroozadeResearch Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, School of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
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Roshanak MokaberinejadDepartment of Traditional Medicine, School of Traditional Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
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Soodabeh BioosFaculty of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
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Majid AnushiravaniDepartment of Persian Medicine, School of Persian and Complementary Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran;
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Jale AliaslResearch Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, School of Iranian Traditional Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; ;Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran;
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Malihe Karimi DarmiyanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;
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Gholamreza AminDepartment of Traditional Pharmacy, Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 1110-1114 | Published online: 07 Aug 2018

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