TY - JOUR
T1 - Hidden Dangers
T2 - Herbal and Dietary Supplement Induced Hepatotoxicity
AU - Lin, Jonathan Kwong Shing
AU - Tujios, Shannan R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - Herbal and dietary supplements represent a multi-billion-dollar industry reportedly used by over half of American adults. However, these products are not regulated by the Federal Drug Agency and contain a wide range of contaminants, leading to over 50,000 adverse events each year. This review aims to highlight the widespread use and current regulatory status of herbal and dietary supplements, identify the presentation and diagnostic dilemmas faced with liver injury, and discuss the most common agents implicated in herbal and dietary supplement hepatotoxicity.
AB - Herbal and dietary supplements represent a multi-billion-dollar industry reportedly used by over half of American adults. However, these products are not regulated by the Federal Drug Agency and contain a wide range of contaminants, leading to over 50,000 adverse events each year. This review aims to highlight the widespread use and current regulatory status of herbal and dietary supplements, identify the presentation and diagnostic dilemmas faced with liver injury, and discuss the most common agents implicated in herbal and dietary supplement hepatotoxicity.
KW - complementary and alternative medicine
KW - drug-induced liver injury
KW - hepatotoxicity
KW - herbal and dietary supplement
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U2 - 10.3390/livers3040041
DO - 10.3390/livers3040041
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85180226998
SN - 2673-4389
VL - 3
SP - 618
EP - 636
JO - Livers
JF - Livers
IS - 4
ER -