Lead poisoning caused by contaminated Cordyceps, a Chinese herbal medicine: Two case reports

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 193-195

  Wu, Trong Neng ^a   Yang, Kuo Ching ^b   Wang, Chien Ming ^b   Lai, Jim Shoung ^c   Ko, Kquei Nu ^a   Chang, Po Ya ^a   Liou, Saou Hsing ^d  

^a Executive Yuan ^*  (Taiwan)

^b SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cordyceps; herbal medicine; lead poisoning

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE HERB; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS;

EID: 0029874606     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(96)05054-1     Document Type: Article

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