Two Contemporary Cases of Hepatitis Associated with Teucrium Chamaedrys L. Decoction Use. Case Reports and Review of Literature
| Autor: | Francesca Menniti-Ippolito, Paola Galluzzi, Francesco Lapi, Roberto Raschetti, Alessandro Mugelli, Luigi Gori, Vittorio Mascherini, Fabio Firenzuoli, Eugenia Gallo, Alfredo Vannacci |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Pharmacology Hepatitis Molecular Structure Traditional medicine biology Plant Extracts business.industry Decoction General Medicine Toxicology medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Teucrium Liver Function Tests medicine Humans Female Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury Diterpenes business Aged |
| Zdroj: | Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 109:521-526 |
| ISSN: | 1742-7835 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2011.00781.x |
| Popis: | Teucrium chamaedrys L. is a herbaceous plant common in European woods that has been used for many purposes for centuries. Recently, T. chamaedrys L. has become popular as a slimming decoction without any scientific proof of efficacy notwithstanding its well-known hepatotoxicity. Hydroalcoholic extracts are currently used as flavourings in the preparation of wines, bitters and liqueurs. Teucrin A and teuchamaedryn A are the major toxic components of the diterpenoid fraction of T. chamaedrys L. |
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