Drug-Induced Liver Injury: Twenty Five Cases of Acute Hepatitis Following Ingestion of Polygonum multifl orum Thunb

• Published in: Gut and liver Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 493 - 499
• Main Authors: Kyoung Ah Jung, Hyun Ju Min, Seung Suk Yoo, Hong Jun Kim, Su Nyoung Choi, Chang Yoon Ha, Hyun Jin Kim, Tae Hyo Kim, Woon Tae Jung, Ok Jae Lee, Jong Sil Lee, Sang Goon Shim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한소화기기능성질환·운동학회 30.12.2011
• Subjects: Drug induced Liver injury; Hepatotoxicity; Polygonum multifl orum Thunb

Background/Aims: Complementary medicines, including herbal preparations and nutritional supplements, are widely used without prescriptions. As a result, there has been growing interest in the risk of hepatotoxicity with these agents. It is diffi cult to determine causal relationships between these h...