Adulteration of products sold as Chinese Herbal medicines for weight loss with thyroid hormones and PCP

Journal of Herbal Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-43

  Khazan, M ^a   Hedayati, M ^b   Askari, S ^a   Azizi, F ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal pills; Immunochromatographic; Phencyclidine; Thyroxine; Triiodothyronine; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ANTIOBESITY AGENT; LIOTHYRONINE; PHENCYCLIDINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINESE MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 84875214354     PISSN: 22108033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hermed.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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