title: Detection of aristolochic acids I and II in "Chiniy-trèf", a traditional medicinal preparation containing caterpillars feeding on Aristolochia trilobata L. in Martinique, French West Indies.
abstract: "Chiniy-trèf" is a traditional medicinal preparation used in Martinique, French West Indies, for the prevention of all kinds of attempted poisoning and hex. It is produced by the maceration in alcohol (mostly rum) of larvae (caterpillars) of the butterfly Battus polydamas ssp. cebriones, feeding on the leaves of Aristolochia trilobata. Aristolochic acids I and II that are well-known nephrotoxic and carcinogenic substances were identified on two samples of "chiniy-trèfl" by chromatographic methods.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, UMR 8638 COMETE CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cachet
authors.affiliation: Centre Antipoison de Paris, AP-HP Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Langrand
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, UMR 8638 COMETE CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Cecile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bottai
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, UMR 8638 COMETE CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Hanh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dufat
authors.affiliation: Agence régionale de santé de Martinique, Fort de France, Martinique, France.
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Locatelli-Jouans
authors.affiliation: Pharmacie Préchotaine, Le Prêcheur, Martinique, France.
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nossin
authors.affiliation: Dispositif de Toxicovigilance Antilles, Centre hospitalier de la Basse-Terre, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France. Electronic address: denis.boucaud-maitre@ch-labasseterre.fr.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boucaud-Maitre
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030022:Aristolochia / Q000737:chemistry; D034341:Aristolochic Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002080:Butterflies / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D007814:Larva / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D008395:Martinique; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D034341:Aristolochic Acids; D014118:Toxins, Biological; C000228:aristolochic acid I; C042310:aristolochic acid II
keywords: Aristolochic acids; Chiniy-trèf; Traditional medicine