rapid screening for synthetic adulterant drugs in herbal slimming products

Synthetic cannabinoids in herbal products

Background The recent appearance of synthetic cannabinoids in herbal products ('Spice'), easily available over the internet, has brought to the attention of the international community, the need for sharing of information and greater awareness of this phenomenon. This report was prepared pursuant to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs Resolution 53/11 (Para 6: Requests the United Nations Office on...

[Hepatotoxicity associated with the consumption of herbal slimming products].

Herbal versus synthetic drugs; beliefs and facts

Herbal therapy is a holistic therapy, integrating emotional, mental and spiritual levels. Life style, emotional, mental and spiritual considerations are part of any naturopathic approach. The use of herbs does not generally involve "drug" actions or adverse effects. Although medicinal plants are widely used and assumed to be safe, however, they can potentially be toxic. Where poisoning from med...

Rapid screening for synthetic antidiabetic drug adulteration in herbal dietary supplements using direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry.

Adulteration of herbal supplements with synthetic drugs is illegal. A rapid and reliable method which utilizes direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) was developed for the identification of seven synthetic antidiabetic drugs used as adulterants in herbal dietary supplements. The supplement sample was simply extracted with methanol/water by manually shaking several times and di...

Herbal medicines are promising choice over modern synthetic drugs

The leaf of Lagenaria siceraria is considered as a hypolipidemic in folklore medicine. In present investigation, the detailed pharmacognostic study of Lagenaria siceraria leaf is carried out to lay down the standards which could be useful in future experimental studies. The study includes macroscopy, microscopy, preliminary phytochemical screening and physicochemical evaluation.

Effects of two slimming drugs on sleep.

Bedford Glaucoma Survey-Bankes et al. MEDICAI JOURNAL advantages as a screening method, and remains the best single test which does not require an experienced ophthalmologist to perform it. All surveys produce the problem of borderline cases, and this problem with glaucoma surveys has been previously discussed by one of us (Perkins, 1966). No easy solution can be proffered, and only further res...