Infrared spectroscopy has been used to probe the interaction between water and the hydrophobic solvent, carbon tetrachloride. At room temperature, water exists as monomers in carbon tetrachloride, presenting a system for studying the rotational properties of water free of strong hydrogen-bonding. The rotational structure suggests a very anisotropic motion consisting of essentially free rotation...

In the very extensive use of carbon tetrachloride in the treatment of hookworm disease, a few cases in each million have died. One or two of these deaths have followed the drinking of alcohol after treatment, and alcohol has been shown both in the field and experimentally (1) to increase the toxicity of carbon tetrachloride. Carbon tetrachloride produces severe central necrosis of the liver sim...

Background: The leaf extract of Croton zambesicus (CZ) is used in traditional medicine for the management of various conditions including kidney disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the protective effects of leaf extract of CZ on rat kidney toxicity induced by carbon tetrachloride. Method: Male albino rats were divided into 6 groups of 5 rats and treated for 5 days with aqueous ...

Suicide rates in Germany consistently decreased from 1991 to 2006, but this trend was reversed in 2007. Underlying this reversal were large increases in suicides due to gassing in females and in being overrun in males. During a similar time period (2005-2013), Asian and some Western countries have also observed abrupt increases in suicides due to certain gasses, and the availability of "how-to"...

BACKGROUND Materials can cause liver and kidney damage which carbon tetrachloride is one of these substances. Medicinal plants and their essential oils and extracts have been used to a large extent as drugs to better control and management of kidney diseases. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of Avicennia marina leaves in the treatment o...