Black cohosh and other herbal remedies associated with acute hepatitis

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 411-412

  Vitetta, Luis ^a   Thomsen, Michael ^a   Sali, Avni ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIA FANGCHI EXTRACT; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; ESTROGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METAL; STEPHANIA TETRANDRA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ARISTOLOCHIA FANGCHI; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG NOMENCLATURE; DRUG SAFETY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEPATITIS B; HERBAL MEDICINE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LETTER; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TOXICITY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; STEPHANIA TETRANDRA;

EID: 0037961799     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05264.x     Document Type: Letter

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