Systematic review: Hepatotoxic events associated with herbal medicinal products

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 451-471

  Pittler, M H ^a   Ernst, E ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMYLASE; ARISTOLOCHIA EXTRACT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ATRACTYLODES EXTRACT; CASCARA SAGRADA; CHAPARRAL EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; DYSOSMA PLEIANTHUM EXTRACT; EPHEDRA SINICA EXTRACT; GERMANDER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KAVA EXTRACT; PENNROYAL EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRROLIZINE DERIVATIVE; SENNA EXTRACT; TEUCRIUM POLIUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIAN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE HEPATITIS; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARISTOLOCHIA; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHELIDONIUM; CHINESE HERB; CHOLESTATIC HEPATITIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CONSTIPATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSOSMA PLEIANTHUM; EMBASE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LARREA TRIDENTATA; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDLINE; NEPHROTOXICITY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RHAMNUS; SCUTELLARIA LATERIFLORA; SENNA; SIDE EFFECT; SNAKEBITE; TOXIC HEPATITIS; TUMOR; VEIN OCCLUSION;

HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0141517488     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01689.x     Document Type: Review

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