A traditional method of Cinnamomum carolinense preparation eliminates safrole from a therapeutic Pohnpean tea

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-274

  Reynertson, Kurt A ^a   Balick, Michael J ^b   Lee, Roberta ^c   Raynor, William ^d   Pelep, Yosio ^e   Kennelly, Edward J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY   (United States)

^c Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care   (United States)

^d THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^e c/o The United States Department of Agriculture ^*  (Federated States of Micronesia)

Author keywords

Carcinogen; Cinnamomum carolinense; Ethnopharmacology; Madeu; Pohnpei; Safrole; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARCINOGEN; CINNAMOMUM CAROLINENSE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAFROLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BARK; BEVERAGE; BREWING; CINNAMOMUM; CINNAMOMUM CAROLINENSE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREE;

BEVERAGES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CINNAMOMUM; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICRONESIA; SAFROLE;

CINNAMOMUM;

EID: 26944489994     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.06.040     Document Type: Article

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