Successful treatment of paraquat poisoning by xuebijing, an injection concocted from multiple chinese medicinal herbs: A case report

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1375-1378

  Sun, Ming Li ^a   Ma, Di Hui ^a   Liu, Min ^a   Yu, Ya Xin ^a   Cao, Dian Bo ^a   Ma, Chi ^a   Wang, Xu ^a   Liu, Xiao Liang ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; DEXAMETHASONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MANNITOL; PANTOPRAZOLE; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HERB; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INGESTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUTH; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NONHUMAN; PARAQUAT POISONING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; XUEBIJING;

ADULT; ANTIDOTES; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PARAQUAT; POISONING; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 73149119824     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0049     Document Type: Article

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