Biomaterial Database

Regarding the cardiovascular effects of an herbal ephedra-caffeine weight loss product. 2004

E S Rawson, and A M Persky

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008517	Phytotherapy	Use of plants or herbs to treat diseases or to alleviate pain.	Herb Therapy,Herbal Therapy
D009765	Obesity	A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
D010936	Plant Extracts	Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard.	Herbal Medicines,Plant Extract,Extract, Plant,Extracts, Plant,Medicines, Herbal
D012107	Research Design	A plan for collecting and utilizing data so that desired information can be obtained with sufficient precision or so that an hypothesis can be tested properly.	Experimental Design,Data Adjustment,Data Reporting,Design, Experimental,Designs, Experimental,Error Sources,Experimental Designs,Matched Groups,Methodology, Research,Problem Formulation,Research Methodology,Research Proposal,Research Strategy,Research Technics,Research Techniques,Scoring Methods,Adjustment, Data,Adjustments, Data,Data Adjustments,Design, Research,Designs, Research,Error Source,Formulation, Problem,Formulations, Problem,Group, Matched,Groups, Matched,Matched Group,Method, Scoring,Methods, Scoring,Problem Formulations,Proposal, Research,Proposals, Research,Reporting, Data,Research Designs,Research Proposals,Research Strategies,Research Technic,Research Technique,Scoring Method,Source, Error,Sources, Error,Strategies, Research,Strategy, Research,Technic, Research,Technics, Research,Technique, Research,Techniques, Research
D002318	Cardiovascular Diseases	Pathological conditions involving the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM including the HEART; the BLOOD VESSELS; or the PERICARDIUM.	Adverse Cardiac Event,Cardiac Events,Major Adverse Cardiac Events,Adverse Cardiac Events,Cardiac Event,Cardiac Event, Adverse,Cardiac Events, Adverse,Cardiovascular Disease,Disease, Cardiovascular,Event, Cardiac
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D019440	Anti-Obesity Agents	Agents that increase energy expenditure and weight loss by neural and metabolic regulation.	Anti-Obesity Agent,Anti-Obesity Drug,Antiobesity Agent,Antiobesity Drug,Weight-Loss Agents,Weight-Loss Drug,Anti-Obesity Drugs,Antiobesity Agents,Antiobesity Drugs,Weight-Loss Drugs,Agent, Anti-Obesity,Agent, Antiobesity,Agents, Anti-Obesity,Agents, Antiobesity,Agents, Weight-Loss,Anti Obesity Agent,Anti Obesity Agents,Anti Obesity Drug,Anti Obesity Drugs,Drug, Anti-Obesity,Drug, Antiobesity,Drug, Weight-Loss,Drugs, Anti-Obesity,Drugs, Antiobesity,Drugs, Weight-Loss,Weight Loss Agents,Weight Loss Drug,Weight Loss Drugs
D029789	Ephedra	A plant genus of the family Ephedraceae, order Ephedrales, class Gnetopsida, division Gnetophyta.	Ephedras