Severe hepatotoxicity by Indian Ayurvedic herbal products: A structured causality assessment

  • The case of a 64 year old female patient is presented who has treated herself for 9 months with various Indian Ayurvedic herbal products for her vitiligo and experienced a causally related severe hepatotoxicity (ALT, 601 U/L; AST, 663 U/L; Bilirubin, 5.0 mg/dL). After discontinuation, a rapid improvement was observed. Causality assessment with the updated CIOMS (Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences) scale showed a probable causality (+8 points) for Bakuchi tablets containing extracts from Psoralea corylifolia leaves with psoralens as ingredients, as the primary candidate causing the hepatotoxic reaction. The degree of probability was lower with +6 points for other used herbs: Khadin tablets containing extracts from Acacia catechu leaves; Brahmi tablets containing Eclipta alba or Bacopa monnieri; and Usheer tea prepared from Vetivexia zizaniodis. The case is the first report of Indian Ayurvedic herbal products being potentially hepatotoxic in analogy to some other herbs.

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Author:Rolf TeschkeORCiDGND, Ruediger BahreGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-764426
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S1665-2681(19)31777-6
ISSN:1665-2681
Parent Title (English):Annals of Hepatology
Publisher:Mexican Association of Hepatology
Place of publication:México
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2019/06/22
Year of first Publication:2009
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2023/09/26
Tag:Ayurvedic herbal products; Causality assessment.; Hepatotoxicity
Volume:8
Issue:3
Page Number:9
First Page:258
Last Page:266
HeBIS-PPN:513039848
Institutes:Medizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY-NC-ND - Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International