Experiment 375722

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismCordyceps sinensis (CLAVICIPITACEAE)
CitationWU,TN: YANG,KC: WANG,CM: LAI,JS: KO,KN: CHANG,PY: LIOU,SH:. (1996). LEAD POISONING CAUSED BY CONTAMINATED CORDYCEPS, A CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE: TWO CASE REPORTS.. 182()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseTWO CASES OF LEAD POISONING REPORTED AFTER INGESTION OF THE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE CORDYCEPS (CORYCEPS SINENSIS AND HEPIALU SARMORICANUS) CONTAMINATED WITH LEAD. PATIENT BLOOD LEVELS RANGED FROM 46 MCG/ML (ASYMPTOMATIC) TO 130 MCG/ML. WITH LOSS OF APPETITE AND ANEMIC SIGNS). BLOOD LEVELS RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER CESSATION OF INTAKE AND CHELATING AGENTS.
Number1
Qualitative result.
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
GenderFEMALE