Citation

Park GJ, Mann SP, Ngu MC. J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 2001; 16(1): 115-117.

Affiliation

Department of Gastroenterology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. gjhpark@hotmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11206309

Abstract

Herbal preparations are widely available and generally regarded by the public as harmless remedies for a variety of medical ailments. We report the first case in Australia of acute hepatitis associated with the Chinese herbal medicine Shou-Wu-Pian, prepared from Polygonum multiflorum. Cholestatic hepatitis developed in a Chinese woman taking this preparation for the greying of her hair, and liver biopsy was consistent with a toxic reaction. Clinical and biochemical resolution occurred following cessation of the drug.

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