A Balanced Risk-Benefit Analysis to Determine Human Risks Associated with Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids (PA)—The Case of Herbal Medicinal Products Containing St. John’s Wort Extracts (SJW)

Objectives: Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) exist ubiquitously in our environment. More than 6000 plants, about 3% of the world’s flowering plants, are known to synthesize PA. As a consequence, many herbal ingredients, including St. John’s wort (SJW), are contaminated with PA that can possess acute and...

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Autores principales: Habs, Michael, Binder, Karin, Krauss, Stefan, Müller, Karolina, Ernst, Brigitte, Valentini, Luzia, Koller, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6073194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29932143
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10070804

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