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*Activates sodium channels → cardiac and neurotoxicity
*Activates sodium channels → cardiac and neurotoxicity
*Paresthesias, nausea/vomiting, arrhythmias, hypotension
*[[Paresthesia]]s, [[nausea/vomiting]], [[arrhythmias]], [[hypotension]]
===Podophyllin Group===
===Podophyllin Group===
*Neurotoxicity (convulsion + coma)
*Neurotoxicity ([[seizure]] + [[coma]])
===Anticholinergic group===
===Anticholinergic group===
*Tachy arrythmia + altered mental status
*[[Tachyarrhythmias]] + [[altered mental status]]
===Digoxin-like agents===
===[[Digoxin]]-like agents===
*Tachy arrhythmia
*[[Tachyarrhythmias
*Heart Blocks
*[[Heart block]]


==See Also==
==See Also==

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Background

  • 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]

Common Toxic Herbs

Aconitine Group

These are the most common group of herbals[1]

Podophyllin Group

Anticholinergic group

Digoxin-like agents

See Also

References

  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.
  2. ↑ Chan K. Some aspects of toxic contaminants in herbal medicines. Chemosphere. 2003 Sep;52(9):1361-71.
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