Plant derivatives in the treatment of alcohol dependency.
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior June 1, 2003 Amir H Rezvani, David H Overstreet, Marina Perfumi et al. 95 citations
The present review summarizes the findings of the effects of extracts of purified compounds from several plants on alcohol intake in alcohol-preferring rats. These include St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum, HPE), kudzu (Pueraria lobata) and ibogaine (Tabernanthe iboga). Alcohol-preferring (P), Marchigian Sardinian (msP), high-alcohol-drinking (HAD), Fawn-Hooded (FH) rats were allowed to...