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| Santos Júnior,Genário Oliveira; Ferreira Filho,Raymundo Paraná; Foulon,Liana Machado de Codes; Noblat,Lúcia de Araújo Costa Beisl. |
| The consumption of botanicals for therapeutic purposes has increased significantly in recent years. Drug-induced liver disease (DILI) is a frequent cause of acute liver injury, around 50% in the United States, and about 1% is secondary to the use of phytotherapeuticals and herbal supplies. Ruellia bahiensis, a plant species of the Acanthaceae family, is a tropical plant distributed in Northeastern Brazil. In folk medicine in the state of Bahia, the species is known as “mãe-boa” and is commonly used. L.S.S, a 23-year old, female, patient was admitted at University Hospital of Bahia-Brazil with signs and symptoms of acute hepatitis. She had made daily use of an herbal supply popularly known as “mãe-boa” for at least two years prescribed by a physician.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Liver failure/study; Liver transplantation; Acute; Herbal Medicine. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502018000300612 |
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