Experiment 69082

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismEphedra sinica (EPHEDRACEAE)
CitationMORGENSTERN,LB: VISCOLI,CM: KERNAN,WN: BRASS,LM: BRODERICK,JP: FELDMANN,E: WILTERDINK,JL: BROTT,T: HORWITZ,RI:. (2003). USE OF EPHEDRA-CONTAINING PRODUCTS AND RISK FOR HEMORRHAGIC STROKE.. 60(1)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseTHIS CASE-CONTROL STUDY EXAMINED THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EPHEDRA USE AND RISK FOR HEMORRHAGIC STROKE. FOR USE OF EPHEDRA AT ANY DOSE DURING THE 3 DAYS BEFORE THE STROKE, THE ADJUSTED ODDS RATIO WAS 1.00 (95% CI 0.01 TO 1.54), AND FOR > 32MG/DAY, THE ODDS RATIO WAS 3.59 (95% CI 0.70 TO 18.35). EPHEDRA IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK FOR HEMORRHAGIC STROKE, EXCEPT POSSIBLY AT HIGHER DOSES.
Dose amountVAR
Number1
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractPLANT
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES