Herbal remedies for alcoholism: Promises and possible pitfalls

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-185

  Overstreet, David H ^a   Keung, Wing Ming ^b   Rezvani, Amir H ^c   Massi, Maurizio ^d   Lee, David Y W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^e MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol Intake; Alcohol Preferring Rats and Hamsters; Benzodiazepine 5 HT2C Receptors; Daidzin; Kudzu; Mitochondrial Aldehyde Dehydrogenase; NPI 031G; St. John's Wort

Indexed keywords

2 (6 CHLORO 5 FLUORO 1 INDOLYL) 1 METHYLETHYLAMINE; 4 ETHYL 6,7 DIMETHOXY BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; 6 CHLORO 5 METHYL 1 [[2 [(2 METHYL 3 PYRIDYL)OXY] 5 PYRIDYL]CARBAMOYL]INDOLINE; ACAMPROSATE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DAIDZIN; FLUMAZENIL; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; NALTREXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PUERARIN; SEROTONIN 2C RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG MECHANISM; HAMSTER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LIVER METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERARIA; PUERARIA LOBATA; RAT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PUERARIA; RATS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LOBATA; OXY; PUERARIA; PUERARIA MONTANA VAR. LOBATA;

EID: 0037323973     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000051022.26489.CF     Document Type: Conference Paper

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