Impact of a proprietary concentrate of Sambucus nigra L. on urinary pH.
A proprietary concentrate from Sambucus nigra L.--in its diluted preparation as part of a hypocaloric diet available in Switzerland--had no impact on urinary pH, urinary hydrogen ion concentrations or 24 h excretion and thus did not influence the solubility of stone-inducing ions.
Walz
Brigitte
B
Zentrum für Labormedizin, Kantonsspital Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland. brigitte.walz@ksl.ch
Chrubasik
Sigrun
S
D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002129:Calcium Oxalate / Q000652:urine; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration / Q000187:drug effects; D053040:Nephrolithiasis / Q000652:urine; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D027924:Sambucus nigra / Q000737:chemistry*; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry*
D010936:Plant Extracts; D002129:Calcium Oxalate