Effects of St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) extract on plasma androgen concentrations in healthy men and women: A pilot study

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 901-906

  Donovan, Jennifer L ^a   DeVane, C Lindsay ^a   Lewis, John G ^b   Wang, Jun Sheng ^a   Ruan, Ying ^a   Chavin, Kenneth D ^a   Markowitz, John S ^c,d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CANTERBURY HEALTH LABORATORIES   (New Zealand)

^c Laboratory of Drug Disposition and Pharmacogenetics   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Human; Hypericum perforatum; St John's wort; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTERONE; EPIANDROSTERONE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KIRA; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; ANDROSTERONE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 27944474408     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1755     Document Type: Article

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