Safety of a Novel Botanical Extract Formula for Ameliorating Allergic Rhinitis

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 253-261

  Amit, A ^a   Saxena, V S ^a   Pratibha, N ^a   Bagchi, M ^b   Bagchi, D ^b   Stohs, Sidney J ^b  

^a Natural Remedies   (India)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aller 7; Allergic Rhinitis; Ames Test; Botanical Extract Safety; Histopathology; Mutagen

Indexed keywords

ALBIZIA LEBBECK EXTRACT; ALLER 7; ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; NR A2; PIPER LONGUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TERMINALIA BELLERICA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALBIZIA LEBBECK; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; AMES TEST; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLACK PEPPER; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS; GINGER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LACTATION; MALE; MAST CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; PIPER LONGUM; PIPERACEAE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TERATOLOGY; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA BELLERICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; TOXICITY TESTING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALBIZIA; ALBIZIA LEBBECK; ALBIZIA LEBBEK; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PIPER LONGUM; PIPER NIGRUM; PIPERACEAE; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA BELLERICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0344875227     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713857188     Document Type: Article

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