A standardized kudzu extract (NPI-031) reduces alcohol consumption in nontreatment-seeking male heavy drinkers

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-73

  Lukas, Scott E ^a,b   Penetar, David ^a,b   Su, Zhaohui ^c   Geaghan, Thomas ^a   Maywalt, Melissa ^a   Tracy, Michael ^a   Rodolico, John ^a,b   Palmer, Christopher ^a,b   Ma, Zhongze ^a,b   Lee, David Y W ^a,b  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Alcohol consumption; Heavy drinkers; Herbal preparation; Human; Kudzu extract

Indexed keywords

ALKONTROL HERBAL; DAIDZEIN; DAIDZIN; ISOFLAVONE; PLACEBO; PUERARIA EXTRACT; PUERARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACTIMETRY; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERARIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PUERARIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877103955     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2884-9     Document Type: Article

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