Agave (Agave americana): An evidence-based systematic review by the natural standard research collaboration

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-122

  Hackman, Dana A ^a   Giese, Nicole ^b   Markowitz, John S ^c   McLean, Adam ^d   Ottariano, Steven G ^e   Tonelli, Chris ^f   Weissner, Wendy ^b   Welch, Shannon ^a   Ulbricht, Catherine ^g  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Natural Standard   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f EMMANUEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Agave; Agave americana; Dosing; Folkloric precedent; History; Pharmacology; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGAVE AMERICANA EXTRACT; AGAVESIDE D; ANORDIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BARBOURGENIN; BISDESMOSIDIC FURANOSTANOL GLYCOSIDE; BISDESMOSIDIC SPIROSTANOL SAPONIN; CALCIUM OXALATE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DINORDIN; DONGNOSIDE A; DONGNOSIDE B; DONGNOSIDE C; DONGNOSIDE D; DONGNOSIDE E; HECOGENIN TETRAGLYCOSIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MONODESMOSIDIC SPIROSTANOSIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROTEINASE; RUIZGENIN; SAPOGENIN; SAPOGENIN DIOL DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID HORMONE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGAVE; AGAVE AMERICANA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PAPULOVESICULAR RASH; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN DEFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGAVE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 33845695479     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: 15229106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v06n02_09     Document Type: Article

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