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| Arbo,Marcelo Dutra; Braun,Paulini; Leal,Mirna Bainy; Larentis,Elisa Raup; Aboy,Ana Lucia; Bulcão,Rachel Picada; Garcia,Solange Cristina; Limberger,Renata Pereira. |
| Citrus aurantium (bitter orange) is characterized by the presence of p-synephrine, an amine structurally and pharmacologically related to ephedrine. Besides the same adverse effects as ephedrine, nowadays it is believed that altered levels of p-synephrine can be associated to the occurrence of migraine and cluster headaches. Leaves and fruits of this species are highly commercialized in form of teas and herbal preparations, but without taking into account the risks associated with its use. This work describes a survey of teas and herbal preparations containing C. aurantium, commercialized in Porto Alegre (RS/Brazil), in order to verify the presence of p-synephrine. Comparing with the mean amount available in the supermarkets, around 20% of the teas and 10%... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Citrus aurantium; P-synephrine/adverse effects; Bitter orange; Teas/analysis. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502009000200012 |
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