The quality and safety of traditional Chinese medicines

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Li, George Q ^a   Duke, Colin C ^a   Roufogalis, Basil D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complementary medicines; Herbal preparations; Pharmacognosy

Indexed keywords

ACONITINE; ACONITUM EXTRACT; AMINOPHENAZONE; ANTHRAQUINONE; ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; ARSENIC; ARTEMISININ; BERBERINE; CAFFEINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DITERPENE; EPHEDRINE; GINGEROL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIGENAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; INDOMETACIN; MERCURY; MESACONITINE; NUX VOMICA; PARACETAMOL; STRAMONIUM;

ARTEMISIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOXICITY; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPHEDRA SINICA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALARIA; NEUROTOXICITY; PHARMACIST; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

EID: 0344012989     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2003.095     Document Type: Review

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