Table 5 Herbal products with well-documented hepatotoxicity [152, 199]
Type of liver disease or injury and the causative herbal product |
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Veno-occlusive disease: pyrrolizidine alkaloids (Senecio longilobus, Heliotropium europaenum, Crotalaria species, Symphytum officinale, Grodolobo herbal tea) |
Zone 3 necrosis, cirrhosis: chapparal leaf (Larrea tridenta), germander (Teucrium chamaedrys), pennyroyal (squawmit oil, Mentha pulgeium) |
Acute liver injury: Jin Bu Huan, tradititional Chinese herbs, Kava, Kombucha mushroom (tea) |
Microvesicular steatosis: margosa oil Microvesicular steatosis: margosa oil |