Mitragyna speciosa use in the northern states of Malaysia: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 446-450

  Ahmad, Kamarudin ^a   Aziz, Zoriah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Central nervous system; Drugs of abuse; Ketum; Pain; Sedatives

Indexed keywords

MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EDUCATION; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITRAGYNA; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA; OPIATE ADDICTION; RECREATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TEA;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MITRAGYNA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA;

EID: 84859749473     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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