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1359321

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8830
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
Aconitine and its related alkaloids are known cardiotoxins with no therapeutic role in modern western medicine. The rootstocks of Aconitum plants, which contain aconite alkaloids, have been common components of Chinese herbal recipes. We have documented life-threatening intoxication in 17 Chinese subjects after accidental herb-induced aconite poisoning. All patients developed symptoms of aconite toxicity within 2 h of herb ingestion. Most developed tachyarrhythmias, including ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation from which 2 patients died. Toxicological evaluation revealed that aconites from the Aconitum rootstocks were the only plausible casual factor for intoxication. These cases point to the need for strict surveillance of herbal substances with low safety margins.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
340
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1254-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Cardiotoxicity after accidental herb-induced aconite poisoning.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't