The medical plant butterbur (Petasites): analytical and physiological (re)view

Aydin, A.A., Zerbes, V., Parlar, H. and Letzel, T. · Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis · 2013

Meta-analysis / review

Abstract

This review of butterbur (Petasites) covers the toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids and the medicinal sesquiterpene (petasin) constituents, with emphasis on analytics and the production of alkaloid-free extracts for safe medicinal use.

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How to cite

Aydin, A.A., Zerbes, V., Parlar, H. and Letzel, T (2013) 'The medical plant butterbur (Petasites): analytical and physiological (re)view', Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 75, pp. 220-229. doi:10.1016/j.jpba.2012.11.028

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