Herbal medicine in Mexico: A cause of hepatotoxicity. A critical review

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Valdivia Correa, Bárbara ^a   Gómez Gutiérrez, Cristina ^a   Uribe, Misael ^a   Méndez Sánchez, Nahum ^a  

^a LIVER RESEARCH UNIT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Drug induced liver injury (DILI); Hepatotoxicity; Herb induced liver injury (HILI); Herbal drug supplements (HDS); Herbal medicine; Regulation

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ALOE VERA; ARISTOLOCHIA ODORATISSIMA; CESTRUM NOCTURNUM; EQUISETUM HYEMALE; GINGER; GUAVA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LARREA DIVARICATE; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVER TOXICITY; MATRICARIA RECUTITA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA PIPERITA; MEXICO; MORUS ALBA; PEACH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ROSEMARY; SCOPARIA DULCIS; SOUR ORANGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TILIA MEXICANA; TOXIC HEPATITIS; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; CHEMICAL AND DRUG INDUCED LIVER INJURY; DRUG LEGISLATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES;

CHEMICAL AND DRUG INDUCED LIVER INJURY; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MEXICO; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84958582090     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms17020235     Document Type: Review

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