Erowid.org: Erowid Reference 8733 : Intrahepatic cholestasis following abuse of powdered kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) : Kapp FG, Maurer HH, Auwärter V, Winkelmann M, Hermanns-Clausen M

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Kapp FG, Maurer HH, Auwärter V, Winkelmann M, Hermanns-Clausen M. “Intrahepatic cholestasis following abuse of powdered kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)”. J Med Toxicol. 2011 Sep 08;7(3):227-31. <a name="ref">Kapp FG, Maurer HH, Auwärter V, Winkelmann M, Hermanns-Clausen M.</a> <a href="/references/8733">"Intrahepatic cholestasis following abuse of powdered kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)"</a> <i>J Med Toxicol</i>. 2011 Sep 08;7(3):227-31.
Text Abstract (this page) Full Text - English (private) Show Articles by Kapp FG Maurer HH Auwärter V Winkelmann M Hermanns-Clausen M Article IDs Erowid RefID: 8733 PubMedID: 21528385 Collections Hofmann Collection MDMA Collection All References	Abstract Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a common medical plant in Thailand and is known to contain mitragynine as the main alkaloid. According to an increase in published reports and calls at German poison control centers, it has been used more frequently as a drug of abuse in the western hemisphere during the last couple of years. Despite this increase, reports of severe toxicity are rare within the literature.
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