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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4061.1510068

Chemical Adulteration of Herbal Medicines: Potential Toxicity of A Painkiller Recipe Indicated for the Geriatric Patients in Abidjan, West Africa

Aïssata Diakite, Aminata Akoubet, César Pacôme Bekegnran, Stéphane Claon, LaAïssata Diakite, Aminata Akoubet, César Pacôme Bekegnran, Stéphane Claon, Ladji Méité, Marcelle Adjoua Yao, Aïssata Camara and Mohamed Sahar Traoredji Méité, Marcelle Adjoua Yao, Aïssata Camara and Mohamed Sahar Traore

Article Type: Original Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 12

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that traditional pharmacopoeia plants be used to improve access to low-cost treatment for our populations. As a result, a wide variety of recipes purporting to be made from plants are available on the market without any checks on their conformity. This is the case with "Antidouleur X", which is used to treat chronic pain and is widely used by the elderly in Abidjan....

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