Selected Highlights from the Recent Literature of Newly Reported Herbal and Dietary Supplement-Induced Liver Injury

Abstract

Journal of clinical gastroenterology is part of the Juniper publishers which is devoted to publish subject-specific articles focused on the needs of individual research communities across all areas of biology and medicine. Herbal and dietary supplements (HDS) encompass a large number of products with a wide range of ingredients. The use of HDS and the risk of hepatotoxicity is well documented; however, despite increasing awareness and many publicized cases, instances of new HDS-related injury continue to occur. Here, we highlight recent case reports, reviews, and research describing relatively new herbal and dietary supplement-induced liver injury. In particular, we focus on several of the more recently implicated products, such as kratom, weight loss supplements including multi-ingredient products (such as OxyELITE-Pro), Garcinia cambogia, CBD oil and energy drinks.