The toxicology of African herbal remedies

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 510-516

  Stewart, M J ^b   Steenkamp, Vanessa ^c   Zuckerman, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Herbal medicines; Plant poisoning; South Africa; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACONITINE; AMANITIN; AMPHETAMINE; ATRACTYLOSIDE; GLYCOSIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MORPHINE; OXALIC ACID; PLANT TOXIN; RESERPINE; RICIN; STRYCHNINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POISONING;

EID: 0031663490     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007691-199810000-00011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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