Estimated Exposure to 6 Potentially Hepatotoxic Botanicals in US Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Use of herbal and dietary supplements (HDSs) accounts for an increasing proportion of drug hepatotoxicity cases. Turmeric or curcumin, green tea extract, Garcinia cambogia, black cohosh, red yeast rice, and ashwagandha are the most frequently reported hepatoxic botanicals, but their prevalence and reasons for use in the general population are unknown.

Objective

To assess the prevalence and clinical characteristics of adult consumers of 6 potentially hepatoxic botanicals.

Design, setting, and participants

This survey study analyzed nationally representative data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey of the general US population. Prescription drug and HDS exposure data in the pa

SUBMITTER: Likhitsup A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11301549 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature