Hong Kong samples of the traditional Chinese medicine "Fang Ji" contain aristolochic acid toxins

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 283-289

  Zhu, M ^a   Phillipson, J D ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aristolochia fangchi Y.C. Wu ex L.D. Chou et S.M. Hwang; Aristolochic acids I and II; Cocculus spp.; Fang Ji; HPLC assay; Microscopy; Quality assurance; Renal toxins; Stephania tetrandra S. Moore; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544434341     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.34.4.283.13232     Document Type: Article

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