Chronic Toxicities of Selected Herbs
| HERB | POTENTIAL TOXICITY |
| Artemisia absinthium | CNS: Restlessness, vertigo, tremors, agitation, seizures, headache |
| • Wormwood | • GI: Vomiting, stomach and intestinal cramps |
| • MISC: Rhabdomyolysis, renal failure | |
| Glycyrrhiza radix | • CNS: Ptosis, headache |
| • Licorice | • CARDIAC: Dysrhythmias, hypertension |
| • MISC: Myoglobinemia (rare), myopathy, edema, pseudohyperaldosteronism | |
| Kombucha tea | • CARDIAC: Cardiovascular collapse, respiratory distress |
| • A mixture of yeast and bacteria fermented in black tea and sugar | • GI: Hepatotoxicity, abdominal cramping, anorexia |
| • MISC: Metabolic acidosis, dermatitis | |
| Larrea divaricata | • GI: Liver damage (eg, hepatitis) |
| • Chaparral | • RENAL: Possible renal cysts |
| • MISC: Fatigue, gastritis | |
| Symphytum sp | • GI: Hepatic veno-occlusive disease, cirrhosis |
| • Comfrey | |
| • Boneset | |
| • Blackwort | |
| • Slippery root | |
| Teucrium chamaedrys | • GI: Centrilobular hepatic necrosis |
| • Germander |
CNS = central nervous system.
GI = gastrointestinal.
MISC = miscellaneous.