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A retrospective analysis of 200 reports collected from 1984 to 2008, documenting neurological, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular signs and outcomes; a core safety source.
Achour S, et al. Therapie. 2012;67(1):53-58.
Evidence or source type
This page identifies the material as the following source type: Retrospective poison-center series. Whole plants, extracts, isolated compounds, laboratory studies and human studies carry different evidential meanings.
An independently written introduction based on the source's bibliographic record and abstract, separating source type, principal content and limitations. It is not a full-text translation.
What it contributes
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A retrospective analysis of 200 reports collected from 1984 to 2008, documenting neurological, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular signs and outcomes; a core safety source.
Limitations
The following limitation should be read before interpreting the source.
Retrospective poison-center data have heterogeneous exposure details, and outcomes were known for only 114 of 200 cases.
Safety and interpretation
Syrian rue contains beta-carboline alkaloids, and the collection includes research on MAO activity, drug-metabolizing enzymes and poisoning reports. Laboratory activity and records of traditional use do not establish clinical efficacy or general safety in humans. Drug interactions, neurological, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular signs, and variation among preparations require separate evaluation. This page provides neither instructions for use nor diagnosis or treatment advice.
Ayurveda / Soma context
Iranian/Persian traditional use, references within South Asian medical systems, and the Vedic/Iranian Soma/Haoma identification proposal are distinct questions. This collection keeps traditional records, analytical work and historical-linguistic hypotheses separate.
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