Black cohosh hepatic safety: Follow-up of 107 patients consuming a special cimicifuga racemosa rhizome herbal extract and review of literature

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Firenzuoli, Fabio ^a   Gori, Luigi ^a   Roberti di Sarsina, Paolo ^b  

^a SAN GIUSEPPE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENOPAUSE RELATED DISORDER; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79251569237     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nen009     Document Type: Article

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