Safety of herbal supplements: A guide for cardiologists

Cardiovascular Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 246-253

  Cohen, Pieter A ^a   Ernst, E ^b  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adulteration; Adverse effects; Herb drug interactions; Herbal supplements

Indexed keywords

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM EXTRACT; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CAFFEINE; CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; DIURETIC AGENT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; GUAR GUM; GUGGULSTERONE; HEAVY METAL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS EXTRACT; ISPAGULA; MANNAN; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; POLICOSANOL; POMEGRANATE EXTRACT; SOUR ORANGE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALERIAN; XUEZHIKANG; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ASIA; BETEL NUT; BLEEDING; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLA; DEATH; DIARRHEA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG SAFETY; EPHEDRA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; EUROPE; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; GUARANA; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HERB; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS; INSOMNIA; LOBELIA; MYOPATHY; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; POTASSIUM DEPLETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SIDE EFFECT; SOUR ORANGE; STROKE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; COMMUNICATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954359970     PISSN: 17555914     EISSN: 17555922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-5922.2010.00193.x     Document Type: Review

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