Do herbal medicines negatively affect liver tests? A systematic review of Korean clinical studies on safety

A retrospective analysis of cirrhotic patients receiving Chinese herbal medicine in addition to conventional care: Survival and safety

“…Reports of the prevalence of liver injury induced by herbal medicines have varied from 0% in Korea to 0.97% in Germany [21,22]. A systematic review of the incidence of herbinduced liver injury (HILI) was published recently and included 43 studies on herbal treatment [23]. The reviewers concluded that the incidence of HILI is low and the causes are not easy to identify.…”