Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids (Environmental Health Criteria, 80) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9241542802 ISBN 13: 9789241542807

Publisher: World Health Organization, 1988

Synopsis

Alerts the medical and public health professions to the severe risks of morbidity and mortality posed by human consumption of plants, including cereals and herbal medicines, containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Citing well over 500 published studies, the book draws together the evidence documenting acute and often fatal organ damage arising from both accidental consumption va contaminated staple crops and the deliberate consumption, in developed and developing countries alike, of medicinal herbs containing these alkaloids. Risks to farm animals are also fully documented.

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About the Author:

World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

About this edition

• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 9241542802
• ISBN 13: 9789241542807
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 348
• Editor: World Health Organization, International Labour Organization, Un Environment Programme