Reduction of safrole and methyleugenol in asari radix et rhizoma by decoction

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 162-166

  Chen, Chu ^b   Spriano, Daniela ^b   Lehmann, Thomas ^a   Meier, Beat ^b  

^a Swissmedic   (Switzerland)

^b ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asari radix et rhizome; Decoction; HPLC analysis; Methyleugenol; Safrole; Traditional chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ACORI TATARINOWII RHIZOMA EXTRACT; ANGELICAE DAHURICAE RADIX EXTRACT; ASARI RADIX ET RHIZOMA EXTRACT; ASTRAGALI RADIX EXTRACT; ATRACTYLODIS MACROCEPHALAE RHIZOMA EXTRACT; CHUANXIONG RHIZOMA EXTRACT; CINNAMOMI RAMULUS EXTRACT; CLEMATIDIS ARMANDII CAULIS EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZAE RADIX ET RHIZOMA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JUJUBAE FRUCTUS EXTRACT; METHYLEUGENOL; PAEONIAE RADIX ALBA EXTRACT; SAFROLE; SAPOSHNIKOVIAE RADIX EXTRACT; SCHIZONEPETAE HERBA EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIAE RADIX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHII FRUCTUS EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ASARUM; CARCINOGENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EUGENOL; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SAFROLE;

EID: 68949148993     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000213895     Document Type: Article

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