The common butterbur (Petasites hybridus)--portrait of a medicinal herb
Meta-analysis / review
Abstract
This review of butterbur (Petasites hybridus) describes how its petasin sesquiterpenes inhibit leukotriene synthesis and reduce intracellular calcium, explaining its anti-inflammatory and spasmolytic properties used in migraine prophylaxis, headache, hay fever and asthma, and notes that supercritical-CO2 extraction removes the hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
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How to cite
Kalin, P (2003) 'The common butterbur (Petasites hybridus)--portrait of a medicinal herb', Forschende Komplementarmedizin und Klassische Naturheilkunde, 10(Suppl 1), pp. 41-44. doi:10.1159/000071691
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