Common Names/Other names Canadische, Eye Balm, Eyebalm, Eye Root, Eyeroot, Gelbwurzel, Golden seal, Goldenroot, Goldenseal, Goldsiegel, Ground Raspberry, Hidraste, Hydrastis, Idraste, Indian Dye, Indian Paint, Indian Plant, Indian Tumeric, Indian Turmeric Jaundice Root, Orange Root, Sceau D’Or, Tumeric Root, Turmeric Root, Warnera, Wild Curcuma, Yellow Indian Paint, Yellow Paint, Yellow Paint R...

In 1994, a 44-year-old woman progressed from normal renal function to advanced renal failure and end-stage renal disease within 8 months. Biopsy revealed extensive interstitial fibrosis with focal lymphocytic infiltration. She received a cadaveric renal transplant in January 1996 and had an uneventful posttransplant course. As a result of a minor motor vehicle accident, the patient had received...

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Results We found that at low doses Huang Qin induced cytotoxicity (1 μg/ml), but at high doses, 50-300 μg/ml, the same herb induced cell proliferation. Chuan Bei Mu exhibited a similar biphasic response with cytoxicity at 1-200 μg/ml but proliferation at 400 μg/ml. Data on Lian Qiao was scattered but the herb induced cytotoxicity at low doses from 1-10 μg/ml and less significantly at high doses...