Adverse reaction to an adrenergic herbal extract (Citrus aurantium)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 2005 Italy English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Phytomedicine, volume 12, pages 247-248 (issn: 0944-7113,

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Authors: FIRENZUOLI F; GORI L; CALAPAI, Gioacchino;

doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2004.02.005

pmid: 15830849

handle: 11570/1464795

Adverse reaction to an adrenergic herbal extract (Citrus aurantium)

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Abstract

We report the case of a 52 year old woman that had an adverse reaction after taking a dry herbal extract of an unripe fruit of Citrus aurantium L. var. amara, as dietary supplement for weight loosing. The fruit is also known as zhi shi (in traditional Chinese Medicine) or bitter orange in other parts of the world.

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Italy

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University of Messina
Italy

Keywords

Citrus, Plant Extracts, Middle Aged, Citrus aurantium, Herbal extract, Synephrine, Side effect, Arrythmia, Diagnosis, Differential, Fruit, Tachycardia, Dietary Supplements, Humans, Female, Phytotherapy

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