Presence of p-synephrine in teas commercialized in Porto Alegre (RS/Brazil)

Citrus aurantium (bitter orange) is characterized by the presence of p-synephrine, an amine structurally and pharmacologically related to ephedrine. Besides the same adverse effects as ephedrine, nowadays it is believed that altered levels of p-synephrine can be associated to the occurrence of migra...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Dutra Arbo, Paulini Braun, Mirna Bainy Leal, Elisa Raup Larentis, Ana Lucia Aboy, Rachel Picada Bulcão, Solange Cristina Garcia, Renata Pereira Limberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502009000200012