Liver Injury Induced by Herbal Extracts Containing Mistletoe and Kudzu

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 180-185

  Kim, Hyo Jin ^a   Kim, Hyunah ^b   Ahn, Ji Hyune ^a   Suk, Hyoun Ju ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTACID AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; PUERARIA EXTRACT; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUSSEL ULCAF CAUSALITY ASSESSMENT METHOD; SCORING SYSTEM; UPPER ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; ENZYMOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; PUERARIA; VISCUM ALBUM;

DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISTLETOE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PUERARIA;

EID: 84924809283     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2014.0228     Document Type: Article

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