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To identify the toxic chemical constituents in the aphrodisiac "Love Stone" following a fatal overdose presenting with digoxin-like toxicity, and compare them to the Chinese medication "Chan Su."

November 1, 1996Journal of Forensic Sciences

GC/MS Comparison of the West Indian Aphrodisiac “Love Stone” to the Chinese Medication “Chan Su”: Bufotenine and Related Bufadienolides

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TBTheresa A. BarryIONICS Mass Spectrometry (Canada)GPG PetzingerIONICS Mass Spectrometry (Canada)SZS. William ZitoUniversity of Padua

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Forensic toxicological analysis reveals fatal cardiotonic steroids in a Love Stone ingestion case, indicating that the aphrodisiac is chemically equivalent to toad-derived Chan Su.

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To identify the toxic chemical constituents in the aphrodisiac "Love Stone" following a fatal overdose presenting with digoxin-like toxicity, and compare them to the Chinese medication "Chan Su."
Analyzed samples of the West Indian aphrodisiac "Love Stone" obtained from a fatal poisoning case involving a 23-year-old male using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS).
Conducted comparative GC/MS analyses on the traditional Chinese medication "Chan Su" to examine compound overlap and elution profiles.
GC/MS identified the controlled substance bufotenine along with the cardiotonic steroids resibufogenin, bufalin, and cinobufagin in "Love Stone."
Elution profiles and chemical composition of "Love Stone" matched those of "Chan Su," confirming that the aphrodisiac is derived from toad secretions.

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Barry et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9d714534685bd7702a02ce https://doi.org/10.1520/jfs14052j

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Forensic toxicological analysis reveals fatal cardiotonic steroids in a Love Stone ingestion case, indicating that the aphrodisiac is chemically equivalent to toad-derived Chan Su.

GC/MS Comparison of the West Indian Aphrodisiac “Love Stone” to the Chinese Medication “Chan Su”: Bufotenine and Related Bufadienolides

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GC/MS Comparison of the West Indian Aphrodisiac “Love Stone” to the Chinese Medication “Chan Su”: Bufotenine and Related Bufadienolides

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