Another warning over the use of herbs and supplements.
Liver damage can often occur when patients take herbs or supplements to extreme or mix them with a prescription medicine.
ALWAYS tell your doctor if you are taking ANY supplement.
The liver damages can be extremely serious
See :- medpagetoday.com/MeetingCov...
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Users of high dose EGCG in green tea or extract form should have thier liver functions monitored by their doctors.
Lambert, J.D.; Kennett, M.J.; Sang, S.; Reuhl, K.R.; Ju, J.; Yang, C.S. Hepatotoxicity of high oral dose (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate in mice. Food Chem. Toxicol. 2010, 48, 409–416.
46. Bonkovsky, H.L. Hepatotoxicity associated with supplements containing Chinese green tea (Camellia sinensis). Ann. Intern. Med. 2006, 144, 68–71.
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