45-year-old woman damages liver from drinking herbal brew - dangerous 'side effects' Story by Solen Le Net •
45-year-old woman damages liver from drinking herbal brew - dangerous 'side effects'
Herbal supplements are widely used as a natural alternative to prescribed medicines. Their heavily purported health claims make them alluring to global consumers searching for a quick fix to boost their health. Due to the categorisation of the remedies as supplements, however, they're exempt from regulation on other medicines sold in pharmaceutical settings.
Earlier this year, doctors published the case report of an unnamed 45-year-old woman with liver injury in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.
The patient, who was receiving treatment for hypothyroidism at the time of her presentation, reported severe epigastric pain and nausea.
She denied any alcohol or drug use, recent travel and history of blood transfusions prior to her symptoms.
One note-worthy admission was that she had started drinking a herbal tea three days before experiencing symptoms, in a bid to boost her immunity.
"Further examination revealed that the patient had recently begun using a herbal tea and that symptoms had completely resolved after discontinuation," noted the authors.
According to the report, the tea contained 23 ingredients, including reishi mushroom, aloe, vera, and Siberian ginseng.
All three ingredients have been linked to cases of liver injury in past research.
Twelve case reports have been published since 2005 indicating a risk of liver injury in connection to aloe vera.
Research dating back to 2004, has identified several cases of liver injury in patients taking reishi mushroom formulations.
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