Typical toxic components in traditional Chinese medicine

Expert Opinion on Drug Safety

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 985-1002

  Lv, Wen ^a   Piao, Jin Hua ^a   Jiang, Jian Guo ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical structure; Toxic ingredients; Toxicology; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ACONITINE; ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; ATRACTYLOSIDE; BORNEOL; CAMPHOR; CANTHARIDIN; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CEVADINE; COLCHICINE; COPPER; DAURICINE; EPHEDRINE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GLYCOSIDE; GOSSYPOL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEAD; LEVO INDOSPICINE; MATRINE; MENTHOL; MERCURY; MIMOSINE; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID; RESIN; SAPONIN; SCOPOLAMINE; STRYCHNINE; TRIPTOLIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WILFORDINE;

ALKAPTONURIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; IN VIVO STUDY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL;

EID: 84867818974     PISSN: 14740338     EISSN: 1744764X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14740338.2012.726610     Document Type: Review

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