Experiment 644612
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Camellia sinensis (THEACEAE) |
| Citation | AIZAKI,T: OSAKA,M: HARA,H: KUROKAWA,S: MATSUYAMA,K: AOYAMA,N: SOMA,K: OHWADA,T: IZUMI,T:. (1999). HYPOKALEMIA WITH SYNCOPE CAUSED BY HABITUAL DRINKING OF OOLONG TEA.. 38(3) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | A CASE REPORT OF A 61 YR OLD WOMAN WHO DEVELOPS HYPOKALEMIA ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK AND VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA WITH SYNCOPE AFTER HABITUAL DRINKING 2-3 LITERS OF OOLONG TEA PER DAY. OOLONG TEA CONTAINS CAFFEINE. GREAT QUANTITIES OF CAFFEINE CAN INDUCE HYPOKALEMIA. IN PATIENTS WITH HYPOALBUMINEMIA, CAFFEINE IS APT TO INDUCE HYPOKALEMIA. |
| Dose amount | 3.0 L |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | INFUSION |
| Gender | FEMALE |