Stimulant use in pregnancy: an under-recognized epidemic among pregnant women

MC Smid, TD Metz, AJ Gordon - Clinical obstetrics and …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Stimulant use, including cocaine, methamphetamines, ecstasy, and prescription stimulants,
in pregnancy is increasingly common. In the United States, stimulants are the second most …

Over a century since ephedrine discovery: an updated revisit to its pharmacological aspects, functionality and toxicity in comparison to its herbal extracts

MZ Gad, SS Azab, AR Khattab, MA Farag - Food & Function, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ephedrine, a sympathomimetic amine that exhibits several adrenaline actions, is a plant
alkaloid that is a common ingredient in several cold, asthma and narcolepsy treatment …

[HTML][HTML] A traditional Chinese medicine formula NRICM101 to target COVID-19 through multiple pathways: A bedside-to-bench study

KC Tsai, YC Huang, CC Liaw, CI Tsai, CT Chiou… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 is a global pandemic, with over 50 million confirmed cases and 1.2 million deaths
as of November 11, 2020. No therapies or vaccines so far are recommended to treat or …

[HTML][HTML] Inferring drug-disease associations based on known protein complexes

L Yu, J Huang, Z Ma, J Zhang, Y Zou, L Gao - BMC medical genomics, 2015 - Springer
Inferring drug-disease associations is critical in unveiling disease mechanisms, as well as
discovering novel functions of available drugs, or drug repositioning. Previous work is …

[HTML][HTML] Benefits, limits and danger of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine as nasal decongestants

O Laccourreye, A Werner, JP Giroud… - European annals of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Due to their vasoconstrictive action on the nasal mucosa, ephedrine and pseudoephedrine
are highly efficient amines for relief of nasal congestion. As with any vasoconstrictor and as …

[图书][B] Plants and the human brain

DO Kennedy - 2014 - books.google.com
We're all familiar with the idea that plant-derived chemicals can have an impact on the
functioning of the human brain. Most of us reach for a cup of coffee or tea in the morning …

Evaluation of anticonvulsant, antidepressant-, and anxiolytic-like effects of an aqueous extract from cultured mycelia of the Lingzhi or Reishi medicinal mushroom …

K Socala, D Nieoczym, K Grzywnowicz… - … journal of medicinal …, 2015 - dl.begellhouse.com
Ganoderma lucidum is a well-known medicinal mushroom with a long history of use. This
study was designed to assess the anticonvulsant potential of an aqueous extract from …

Dry powder inhalation, part 1: ancient history and precursors to modern dry powder inhalers

AH de Boer, P Hagedoorn… - Expert Opinion on Drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Inhalation of herbs and other compounds has a long history but habits for
medical treatment are intertwined with rituals to obtain hallucinatory effects and pleasurable …

Adverse psychiatric effects associated with herbal weight‐loss products

FS Bersani, M Coviello, C Imperatori… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity and overeating are among the most prevalent health concerns worldwide and
individuals are increasingly using performance and image‐enhancing drugs (PIEDs) as an …

[PDF][PDF] Differential diagnosis of psychotic symptoms: medical mimics

O Freudenreich - Psychiatr Times, 2010 - Citeseer
The number of medical diseases that can present with psychotic symptoms (ie, delusions,
hallucinations) is legion. A thorough differential diagnosis of possible medical and toxic …