Traditional chinese medicine toxicology: Difference between revisions

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Traditional Chinese medicine has become increasingly popular in the US and other Western countries, and has remained extremely popular in China and Hong Kong.^[1]
Although generally marketed as "natural" and "herbal" in nature, many contain contaminants in the form of heavy metals or conventional western medications.^[1]
- Studies have found, among others, cadmium, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, nickel, lead, zinc, and mercury in traditional Chinese medicines^[1]^[2]

These are the most common group of herbals^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Kam PC1, Liew S. Traditional Chinese herbal medicine and anaesthesia. Anaesthesia. 2002 Nov;57(11):1083-9.
↑ Chan K. Some aspects of toxic contaminants in herbal medicines. Chemosphere. 2003 Sep;52(9):1361-71.

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 ==Common Toxic Herbs==
-*Aconitine Group (most common)<ref name="Kam" />
+===Aconitine Group===
-**Activates sodium channels → cardiac and neurotoxicity
+''These are the most common group of herbals<ref name="Kam" />
-**Paresthesias, N/V, arrhythmias, hypotension
+*Activates sodium channels → cardiac and neurotoxicity
-*Podophyllin Group
+*Paresthesias, N/V, arrhythmias, hypotension
-**Neurotoxicity (convulsion + coma)
+===Podophyllin Group===
-*Anticholinergic group
+*Neurotoxicity (convulsion + coma)
-**Tachy arrythmia + altered mental status
+===Anticholinergic group===
-*Digoxin-like agents
+*Tachy arrythmia + altered mental status
-*Other
+===Digoxin-like agents===
+*Tachy arrhythmia
+*Heart Blocks
 ==See Also==