The approach to phytotherapy applications: A case report of hyperkalemia
Acta Endocrinologica, cilt.16, sa.1, ss.95-96, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.4183/aeb.2020.95
- Dergi Adı: Acta Endocrinologica
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.95-96
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Phytotherapy, Obesity, Cinnamon, Side effect
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
We describe the effects of a phytotherapy application for purpose of weight loss in a case of hyperkalemia. A 59-year-old woman presented with fatigue and weakness for the previous three months. Physical examination was unremarkable, apart from obesity. Her serum potassium level was 5.54 mmol/L. The patient’s symptoms were attributed to hyperkalemia. We learned that the patient had been using a mixture of three sticks of cinnamon dissolved in one liter of water and lemon juice every day for three months as a slimming regimen. The hyperkalemia was attributed to phytotherapy applied as a slimming regimen.