Pyrrolizidine
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Pyrrolizidine is a naturally occurring alkaloid, found in many of the plants in the Boraginaceae, Compositae, and Leguminosae families. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are hepatotoxic, meaning they can damage the liver.
[edit] External links
- Subhuti Dharmananda. Safety issues affecting herbs: pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon.
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids
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