Camphor benefits and risks of a widely used natural product /
The main aspects of the non-clinical profile of D-camphor, a natural product widely used as a common remedy for several symptoms, are reviewed. The pharmacodynamics and toxicity of this substance are analyzed, with regard to all the literature available, in order to assess a risk profile and better...
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| Dokumentumtípus: | Cikk |
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2009
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| Sorozat: | Acta biologica Szegediensis
53 No. 2 |
| Kulcsszavak: | Természettudomány, Biológia |
| Online Access: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/23094 |
| Tartalmi kivonat: | The main aspects of the non-clinical profile of D-camphor, a natural product widely used as a common remedy for several symptoms, are reviewed. The pharmacodynamics and toxicity of this substance are analyzed, with regard to all the literature available, in order to assess a risk profile and better understand the positive and negative results connected with its use. The general conclusion is that the main risks of camphor as a medicinal product are mainly due to a somehow diffused attitude of considering it as “not a real medicine”, and to its consequent sometimes not sufficiently careful administration. |
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| Terjedelem/Fizikai jellemzők: | 77-82 |
| ISSN: | 1588-385X |