Experiment 59774

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismVeratrum viride (LILIACEAE)
CitationWILKINS,RW:. (1950). VERATRUM VIRIDE AND ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION.. 242(14)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
Disease20 PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION WERE DOSED 3-4 TIMES DAILY FOR 6-24 WEEKS. 30% HAS A DROP IN AVERAGE SYSTOLIC PRESSURE OF 50 MM HG OR MORE; 70% A DROP OF 20 MM HG OR MORE. DIASTOLIC PRESSURE FELL 30 MM HG OR MORE IN 30% OF PATIENTS, 20 MM HG OR MORE IN 70%. NAUSEA AND VOMITING ARE SIDE-EFFECTS.
Number2
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractALKALOID FRACT