Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in medicinal plants of Boraginaceae: Borago officinalis L. and Pulmonaria officinalis L.

Luthy, J., Brauchli, J., Zweifel, U., Schmid, P. and Schlatter, C. · Pharmaceutica Acta Helvetiae · 1984

Preclinical

Abstract

Using GC-MS, this study examined the content of hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids in the Boraginaceae medicinal plants Borago officinalis and Pulmonaria officinalis, informing the safety considerations around prolonged internal use of lungwort.

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How to cite

Luthy, J., Brauchli, J., Zweifel, U., Schmid, P. and Schlatter, C (1984) 'Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in medicinal plants of Boraginaceae: Borago officinalis L. and Pulmonaria officinalis L', Pharmaceutica Acta Helvetiae, 59(9-10), pp. 242-246.

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