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FITOTERAPIA
Volume 71, Issue -, Pages S38-S42Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-326X(00)00178-7
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alcoholism; Pueraria lobata; Tabernanthe iboga; Panax ginseng; Salvia militiorrhiza; Hypericum perforatum
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The present paper briefly reviews the most relevant experimental data on the reducing effect of some medicinal herbs on voluntary alcohol intake in animal models of alcoholism. Pueraria lobata, Tabernanthe iboga, Panax ginseng, Salvia miltiorrhiza and Hypericum perforatum proved to be effective in decreasing alcohol consumption. Reduction of alcohol absorption from the gastrointestinal system appears to be a common feature among most of the above plants. These data suggest that medicinal plants may constitute novel and effective pharmacotherapies for alcoholism. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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