Experiment 1004640

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeRECTAL
OrganismCoffea arabica (RUBIACEAE)
CitationEISELE,JW: REAY,DT:. (1980). DEATH RELATED TO COFFEE ENEMAS.. 244()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseCASE OF 37 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH BREAST CANCER WHO WAS USING A COFFEE ENEMA TO TREAT THE DISEASE AFTER RADICAL MASTECTOMY AND CHEMOTHERAPY DID NOT HELP.ENEMAS WERE GIVEN 4 TIMES DAILY.DEATH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE. COFFEE USED IN THE ENEMAS HAD A POTASSIUM CONCENTRATION OF 17.0 MEQ/L AND AN OSMOLALITY OF 62 MOSM/KG. SODIUM AND CHLORIDE COULD NOT BE DETECTED.
Dose amount0.95 L
Number2
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitPERSON
Dose expressionDOSE
GenderFEMALE