Toxicity of Passiflora incarnata L.

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-66

  Fisher, Alex A ^a,c   Purcell, Patrick ^b   Le Couteur, David G Le ^c  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b THERAPEUTIC GOODS ADMINISTRATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PASSIFLORA INCARNATA EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; NAUSEA; QT INTERVAL; VOMITING;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HARMINE; HUMANS; NAUSEA; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VOMITING;

PASSIFLORA; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA;

EID: 0033976994     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-100100919     Document Type: Article

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