Causes, epidemiology, and clinical evaluation of suspected herbal poisoning

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 697-708

  Ko, Richard J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ARSENIC; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; ATROPINE; BILIRUBIN; BORATE SODIUM; BORNEOL; CAFFEINE; DAISAIKOTO; DIGOXIN; EPHEDRINE; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYOSCYAMINE; MERCURIC OXIDE; MERCUROUS CHLORIDE; MERCURY; MERCURY SULFIDE; MEVINOLIN; PESTICIDE; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PLASMA PROTEIN; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; SCOPOLAMINE; STRYCHNINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ACONITE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LAW; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOXICITY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POISONING; UNITED STATES;

ACONITUM; ACORUS CALAMUS; STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA;

EID: 0032692510     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-100102447     Document Type: Conference Paper

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