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Homeopathy
January 2015
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Catholic University of Campinas, Brazil.
Introduction: Homeopathic Lycopodium clavatum is indicated for disorders of the digestive system and its accessory organs, including atony of the liver and liver tissue failure. Tis suggests that it may have action on drug-induced hepatitis, as occurs in paracetamol overdose.
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of Lycopodium clavatum 30C (Lyc) as a hepatoprotector against liver damage experimentally induced by paracetamol (Pct) in Wistar rats.
A 43 year-old female patient with a history of manic-depressive illness and prophylactic carbamazepine (CBZ) medication ingested a potentially lethal overdose of 20 g of the substance. Neurotoxic symptoms reached full intensity after about 24 hours. Subsequently, the patient developed a gastrointestinal atony, which proved to be refractory to treatment for several days.
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September 1987
National Animal Poison Control Center, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
Twenty cows from a dairy herd consisting of 60 healthy, lactating Holsteins developed clinical signs of anorexia, mental derangement, dehydration, recumbency, and ruminal atony after ingesting water containing blue-green algae. Of the 20 cows, 9 died. The algal bloom, which developed in a stagnant pond during hot, dry weather, was identified as the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa, a potentially hepatotoxic algae.
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June 1984
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