Table 1.
TCM Herbs That Were Assessed by RUCAM to Demonstrate Clear Causality of Hepatotoxicity.
| 中藥名 | Commonly Known as | Scientific Name | Level of Causality | No. of Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 刺五加 | Ci Wu Jia | Acanthopanax senticosus 13,14 | 4 | 1 |
| 澤瀉 | Ze Xie | Alisma orientalis 13-15 | 4 | 1 |
| 蘆薈 | Aloe Vera | Aloe perfoliata 16 | 4 | 1 |
| 獨活 | Du Huo | Angelica archangelica 13-15 | 4 | 1 |
| 茵陳蒿 | Yin Chen Hao | Artemisia capillaris 14,15 | 4 | 1 |
| 綠茶 | Lu Cha/Green tea/Chaso | Camellia sinensis 13-15 | 4 | 28 |
| 決明子 | Jue Ming Zi | Cassia obtusifolia 13,14 | 4 | 1 |
| 珠果黄堇 | Zh Guo Huang Jin, Hwang Geun Cho | Corydalis speciose 13,14,16 | 4 | 1 |
| 柘木 | Zhe Mu | Cudrania tricuspidata 16 | 4 | 1 |
| 白鮮皮 | Bai Xian Pi | Dictamnus dasycarpus 13,14,16 | 4 | 7 |
| 甘草 | Gan Cao, Liquorice | Glycyrrhiza uralensis 13-15 | 4 | 1 |
| 土三七 | Tu San Qi | Gynura segetum/Radix Gynurae Segeti13-15 | 4 | 4 |
| 枳椇子 | Ji Ju Zi, Jiguja | Hovenia dulcis 13-15 | 4 | 1 |
| 金不換 | Jin Bu Huan | Lycopodium serratum 13,14 | 4 | 3 |
| 川楝子 | Chuan Lian Zi | Melia toosendan 13,14 | 4 | 1 |
| 薄荷 | Bo He | Mentha haplocalyx 13,14 | 4 | 1 |
| 何首烏 | He Shou Wu, Hoshouwu | Polygoni multiflori/Polygonum multiflorum9,13-16 | 4 | 80 |
| 葛根 | Ge Gen | Pueraria lobata 13-15 | 4 | 2 |
| 大黃 | Da Huang | Rheum palmatum 13,14 | 4 | 1 |
| 菝葜 | Ba Qia | Smilacis Chinae Radix16 | 4 | 1 |
Abbreviations: TCM, traditional Chinese medicine; RUCAM, Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method.