Chemicals and Drugs

Complex Mixtures

Mixtures of many components in inexact proportions, usually natural, such as PLANT EXTRACTS; VENOMS; and MANURE. These are distinguished from DRUG COMBINATIONS which have only a few components in definite proportions.

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Abstract

Mixtures of many components in inexact proportions, usually natural, such as PLANT EXTRACTS; VENOMS; and MANURE. These are distinguished from DRUG COMBINATIONS which have only a few components in definite proportions.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Complex Mixture
  • Mixtures, Complex
  • Mixture, Complex
  • Complex Extract
  • Complex Extracts
  • Crude Extract
  • Crude Extracts
  • Extracts, Complex
  • Extracts, Crude
  • Extract, Complex
  • Extract, Crude

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Aspects Covered

28 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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GEN only

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History Note

2004

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  1. D20

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NLM Classification

QV 241

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Complex Mixtures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045424. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045424
  2. Complex Mixtures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66902062