Herb-induced liver injury
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Herb-induced liver injury (HILI) is a form of drug-induced liver injury caused by herbal medicines, typically herbal supplements or herb-based ethnomedicines.
Herbs are a common component of ethnomedicines and their potential hepatotoxicity is a concern for people taking such medicines or other herbal supplements.[1]
Use of such products is widespread within Ayurvedic medicine.[2] Although injury from ayurvedic medicines has commonly been blamed on improper adulteration of drugs, a number of preparations can be harmful through direct effects purely because of their herbal ingredients.[2]