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Case Reports Hepatol. 2016;2016:4356749. doi: 10.1155/2016/4356749. Epub 2016 Apr 10.

Acute Hepatitis after Ingestion of a Preparation of Chinese Skullcap and Black Catechu for Joint Pain.

Case reports in hepatology

Charilaos Papafragkakis, Mel A Ona, Madhavi Reddy, Sury Anand

Affiliations

  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
  2. Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.

PMID: 27144042 PMCID: PMC4842037 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4356749

Abstract

Many herbal preparations are routinely used and have been occasionally associated with a wide range of side effects, from mild to severe. Chinese skullcap and black catechu are herbal medications commonly used for their hepatoprotective and other properties. We report a case of acute toxic hepatitis associated with ingestion of Chinese skullcap and black catechu in one preparation for the alleviation of joint pain.

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