Liver injury induced by a Japanese herbal medicine, sairei-to (TJ-114, Bupleurum and Hoelen Combination, Chai-Ling-Tang) R1

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 762-763

  Aiba, Tsuneo ^a   Takahashi, Toru ^a,c   Suzuki, Kenji ^a   Okoshi, Shogo ^a   Nomoto, Minoru ^a   Uno, Katsuji ^b   Aoyagi, Yutaka ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Suibarago Hospital   (Japan)

^c NAGAOKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Herbal medicine; Liver; Sairei to (Bupleurum and Hoelen Combination, Chai Ling Tang)

Indexed keywords

SAIREI TO;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; JAUNDICE; LIVER INJURY; LYMPHOCYTE MIGRATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PINELLIA TERNATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIC HEPATITIS; TUBER (GENUS);

EID: 34247278599     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.03373.x     Document Type: Article

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