Review Article

Research Advances on Hepatotoxicity of Herbal Medicines in China

Table 2

Typical toxic Chinese herbal medicines.

Source typesChinese herbal medicinesMedicinal source

PlantsRadix Aconiti KusnezoffiiAconitum kusnezoffii Reichb.
Radix Aconiti penduliAconitum pendulum N. Busch
Rhizoma ArisaematisArisaema erubescens (Wall.) Schott
Flos DaturaeDatura metel L.
Rhizoma TyphoniumTyphonium giganteum Engl.
Radix Aconiti LateralisAconitum carmichaelii Debx.
Rhizoma PinelliaPinellia ternate (Thunb.) Breit.
Semen Nut-vomitiveStrychnos nux-vomica Linn.
Herba EuphorbiaEuphorbia kansui L.
Radix euphorbiae lantuStellera chamaejasme Linn.
GarciniaGarcinia pedunculata Roxb.
LeptochloaLeptochloa chinensis (L.) Ness
Radix Rhododendroni molliRhododendron molle (Blume) G. Don
Semen HyoscyamiHyoscyamus niger L.
CrotonCroton tiglium L.

AnimalsVenenum BufonisAsiatic toad
CantharidinLytta caragana Pallas
Huechys sanguineaHuechys sanguinea (De Geer)

MineralsArsenicArsenic trioxide
ArsenoliteArsenolite
Arsenic stoneArsenic stone
RabiagarArsenic disulfide
CalomelasMercurous chloride
Hydrargyri oxydum RubrumHydrargyri oxydum Rubrum
MercuryMercury