T. Kamiyama et al., AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS TRIGGERED BY ADMINISTRATION OF AN HERBAL MEDICINE, The American journal of gastroenterology, 92(4), 1997, pp. 703-704
Although herbal medicines are believed to be safe with few side effect
s, there are several reports on drug-induced liver injury caused by th
em. However, there are no reports of autoimmune hepatitis triggered by
herbal medicines. We report here the case of a patient with autoimmun
e hepatitis that became clinically apparent after administration of Da
i-saiko-to (Da-Chai-Hu-Tang), an herbal medicine that is used as a sta
ndard medicine in Japan.