Quantitative analysis of aristolochic acids, toxic compounds, contained in some medicinal plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-189

  Hashimoto, Kazunori ^a   Higuchi, Masami ^a   Makino, Bunsho ^a   Sakakibara, Iwao ^a   Kubo, Masayoshi ^a   Komatsu, Yasuhiro ^a   Maruno, Masao ^a,b   Minoru Okada, ^a  

^a TSUMURA AND CO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aristolochia; Aristolochiaceae; Aristolochic acid; Asarum; Nephrotoxin

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; KAMPO;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CHINA; DIURESIS; DRUG DETERMINATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; JAPAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPHROTOXICITY; PAIN; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ARISTOLOCHIC ACIDS; CARCINOGENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; PHENANTHRENES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0033033959     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00123-8     Document Type: Article

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