Experiment 63796
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Vaccinium macrocarpon (ERICACEAE) |
| Citation | BODEL,PT: CORTRAN,R: KASS II,E:. (1959). CRANBERRY JUICE AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTION OF HIPPURIC ACID.. 54(6) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | CRANBERRY JUICE, GIVEN IN MAXIMAL TOLERABLE AMOUNTS TO NORMAL SUBJECTS, INCREASES THE ACIDITY OF THE URINE SLIGHTLY AND INCREASES THE HIPPURIC ACID CONTENT OF THE URINE BY SEVERAL GRAMS A DAY. HIPPURIC ACID, IN CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.02-0.04 M, IS BACTERIOSTATIC AT PH 5.0 FOR THE COMMON PATHOGENS OF THE URINARY TRACT, AND ITS ACTIVITY DECREASES ABOUT FIVEFOLD AS THE PH IS RAISED TO 5.6. ONLY OCCASIONALLY DOCS CRANBERRY JUICE CONTRIBUTE ENOUGH HIPPURIC ACID TO THE URINE TO ACHIEVE CONCENTRATIONS WHICH ARE BACTERIOSTATIC AT PH 5.O. |
| Dose amount | 1.5 L |
| Number | 2 |
| Qualitative result | INACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | JUICE |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |