Acute liver failure associated with the use of herbal preparations containing  black cohosh

Thomsen, Michael; Vitetta, Luis; Sali, Avni; Schmidt, Matthias

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06109.x

Topics

Complementary therapies

Digestive system diseases

Michael Thomsen,* Luis Vitetta,† Avni Sali,‡ Matthias Schmidt§

1 and Director of Research
2 Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Swinburne University, 9 Frederick Street, Hawthorn, VIC 3122
3 Society of Nutritional Medicine and Dietetics, Harsewinkel, Germany.

Correspondence: LVitetta@medicine.swin.edu.au

Competing interests:

Michael Thomsen had paid consultancy in 2003 with Phytomedicine Pty Ltd, which has a product containing black cohosh; he has no stock, stock options or other financial interests in Phytomedicine Pty Ltd. Michael Thomsen is a director of HerbResearch Pty Ltd, which sells herbal medicines but does not currently have any products containing black cohosh.

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