Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury Linked to Polygonum multiflorum:A Case Study by Pharmacognosy
The use of Chinese medicinal herbs(CMH)continues to expand rapidly across the world with a deep belief that herbs are safe because they are"natural".(1)However,a survey of the literature indicates that CMH related hepatotoxicity is increasing and has been a worldwide problem.(2,3)Polygonum multiflor...
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Published in | Chinese journal of integrative medicine Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 625 - 630 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Berlin/Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
01.08.2017
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Summary: | The use of Chinese medicinal herbs(CMH)continues to expand rapidly across the world with a deep belief that herbs are safe because they are"natural".(1)However,a survey of the literature indicates that CMH related hepatotoxicity is increasing and has been a worldwide problem.(2,3)Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.(P.multiflorum),officially listed in the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China. |
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Bibliography: | The use of Chinese medicinal herbs(CMH)continues to expand rapidly across the world with a deep belief that herbs are safe because they are"natural".(1)However,a survey of the literature indicates that CMH related hepatotoxicity is increasing and has been a worldwide problem.(2,3)Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.(P.multiflorum),officially listed in the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China. 11-4928/R ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1672-0415 1993-0402 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11655-017-2543-9 |