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  2. Toxicity of Callilepis laureola

Toxicity of Callilepis laureola

  • S Afr Med J. 1977 Aug 13;52(8):313-5.
J Wainwright M M Schonland H A Candy
PMID: 897934
Abstract

Callilepis laureola, which has been found to cause fatal liver necrosis in the Black population of Natal, is widely used as a herbal medicine. Chemical extraction has yielded a product, identified as atractyloside, which is responsible for the nephrotoxic and hypoglycaemic effects of Callilepis laureola. The hepatotoxic principle has not yet been isolated.

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