Comparison of the contents of kampo decoctions containing ephedra herb when prepared simply or by re-boiling according to the traditional theory

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-74

  Hayashi, Katsuhiro ^a,b   Shimura, Kyoko ^b   Makino, Toshiaki ^a   Mizukami, Hajime ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mie Prefectural Health and Environment Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decoction; Ephedra sinica; Ephedrine alkaloids; Kakkonto; Kampo medicine; Maoto

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; EPHEDRA SINICA EXTRACT; EPHEDRINE; KAKKONTO; KAMPO; METHYLEPHEDRINE; NOREPHEDRINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMMON COLD; EPHEDRA; EPHEDRA SINICA; FREEZE DRYING; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ALKALOIDS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EPHEDRA SINICA; EPHEDRINE; MEDICINE, KAMPO; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 77949485745     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-009-0375-z     Document Type: Article

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