Two contemporary cases of hepatitis associated with Teucrium chamaedrys L. decoction use: case reports and review of literature |
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| Authors: | Gori Luigi Galluzzi Paola Mascherini Vittorio Gallo Eugenia Lapi Francesco Menniti-Ippolito Francesca Raschetti Roberto Mugelli Alessandro Vannacci Alfredo Firenzuoli Fabio |
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| Affiliation: | Center of Integrative Medicine, AOU Careggi, Universitary Medical Hospital, Florence, Italy. firenzuolif@aou-careggi.toscana.it |
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| Abstract: | Abstract: Teucrium chamaedrys L. is a herbaceous plant common in European woods that has been used for many purposes for centuries. Recently, T. chamaedrys L. has become popular as a slimming decoction without any scientific proof of efficacy notwithstanding its well‐known hepatotoxicity. Hydroalcoholic extracts are currently used as flavourings in the preparation of wines, bitters and liqueurs. Teucrin A and teuchamaedryn A are the major toxic components of the diterpenoid fraction of T. chamaedrys L. |
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