Herbal remedies have become increasingly popular throughout the globe as a result of disappointment with conventional medicines and also of the alleged belief that herbal preparations are basically harmless. On the other hand, their effects can be exceedingly potent or even lethal if used
BACKGROUND
In Hong Kong, Chinese medicine is popular and coexists with orthodox Western medicine. Despite a long history of use, many herbs have not been submitted to rigorous scientific testing and there are reports of hepatotoxicity. We describe a woman who developed acute hepatitis after drinking
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