The isoflavone puerarin reduces alcohol intake in heavy drinkers: A pilot study

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 251-256

  Penetar, David M ^a,b   Toto, Lindsay H ^a   Farmer, Stacey L ^a   Lee, David Y W ^a,c   Ma, Zhongze ^a   Liu, Yanze ^c   Lukas, Scott E ^a,b  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Natural Pharmacia International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Binge drinking; Humans; Isoflavone

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PUERARIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; COMMON COLD SYMPTOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PUERARIA; YOUNG ADULT;

PUERARIA MONTANA VAR. LOBATA;

EID: 84867849150     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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