Table 5 The number of cases prescribed herbs previously reported as hepatotoxic agents
Herbs | Commonly used for | Number of cases |
|---|---|---|
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. | Essential herbs for herbal medicine | 138 |
Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi | Fever | 104 |
Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. | Vertigo, Nausea | 84 |
Rheum palmatum L. | Constipation | 60 |
Cimicifuga heracleifolia Kom. | Menopausal syndrome | 52 |
Coptis deltoidea C.Y. Cheng et Hsiao | Fever | 48 |
Ephedra sinica Stapf. | Edema, Obesity | 39 |
Agastache rugosa (Fisch. et Meyer) O. Kuntze | Common cold, Blood circulation | 39 |
Plantago asiatica L. | Constipation | 30 |
Aconitum carmichaeli Debx | Heart stimulant | 19 |
Aconitum ciliare DC. | Blood circulation | 7 |
Tussilago farfara L. | Cough, Common cold | 7 |
Sinomenium acutum Rehder et Wils. | Edema | 6 |
Corydalis ternata Nakai | For extravasated blood | 6 |
Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. | Adaptogen | 4 |
Chelidonium majus L. | Fever | 1 |