Walton Ruth, Manos Gail H
Department of Psychiatry, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA 23708, USA.
South Med J. 2003 Jul;96(7):718-20. doi: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000054913.04507.68.
Ephedra, a psychoactive substance with stimulant properties, is found in many herbal products. Often perceived by the lay public as benign, the potential health-related dangers of using these products are beginning to be recognized. We review four cases associated with ephedra-containing herbal products and report three additional cases. Unlike the previously reported cases, the patients presented in this report developed persistent psychosis that required psychopharmaceutical management.
麻黄是一种具有兴奋特性的精神活性物质，存在于许多草药产品中。这些产品常被普通大众视为无害，但使用它们可能对健康造成的潜在危害正逐渐被认识到。我们回顾了四起与含麻黄草药产品相关的病例，并报告另外三起病例。与之前报道的病例不同，本报告中的患者出现了持续性精神病，需要进行精神药物治疗。
