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Herbal Medicine in Mexico: A Cause of Hepatotoxicity. A Critical Review
In Mexico, herbal products are commonly used as therapeutic tools. The analysis of several publications reveals that there are dozens of different herbs and herbal products used for different reasons, some of which have been implicated in causing toxic liver disease. However, methodological aspects...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4783966/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26891292 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17020235 |
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author | Valdivia-Correa, Bárbara Gómez-Gutiérrez, Cristina Uribe, Misael Méndez-Sánchez, Nahum |
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description | In Mexico, herbal products are commonly used as therapeutic tools. The analysis of several publications reveals that there are dozens of different herbs and herbal products used for different reasons, some of which have been implicated in causing toxic liver disease. However, methodological aspects limit the attribution of causality, and the precise incidence and clinical manifestations of herb-induced liver injury have not been well characterized. This review outlines the history of traditional herbal medicine in Mexico, critically summarizes the mechanisms and adverse effects of commonly used herbal plants, and examines the regulatory issues regarding the legal use of these products. |
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spelling | pubmed-47839662016-03-14 Herbal Medicine in Mexico: A Cause of Hepatotoxicity. A Critical Review Valdivia-Correa, Bárbara Gómez-Gutiérrez, Cristina Uribe, Misael Méndez-Sánchez, Nahum Int J Mol Sci Review In Mexico, herbal products are commonly used as therapeutic tools. The analysis of several publications reveals that there are dozens of different herbs and herbal products used for different reasons, some of which have been implicated in causing toxic liver disease. However, methodological aspects limit the attribution of causality, and the precise incidence and clinical manifestations of herb-induced liver injury have not been well characterized. This review outlines the history of traditional herbal medicine in Mexico, critically summarizes the mechanisms and adverse effects of commonly used herbal plants, and examines the regulatory issues regarding the legal use of these products. MDPI 2016-02-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4783966/ /pubmed/26891292 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17020235 Text en © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons by Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Valdivia-Correa, Bárbara Gómez-Gutiérrez, Cristina Uribe, Misael Méndez-Sánchez, Nahum Herbal Medicine in Mexico: A Cause of Hepatotoxicity. A Critical Review |
title | Herbal Medicine in Mexico: A Cause of Hepatotoxicity. A Critical Review |
title_full | Herbal Medicine in Mexico: A Cause of Hepatotoxicity. A Critical Review |
title_fullStr | Herbal Medicine in Mexico: A Cause of Hepatotoxicity. A Critical Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Herbal Medicine in Mexico: A Cause of Hepatotoxicity. A Critical Review |
title_short | Herbal Medicine in Mexico: A Cause of Hepatotoxicity. A Critical Review |
title_sort | herbal medicine in mexico: a cause of hepatotoxicity. a critical review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4783966/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26891292 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17020235 |
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