Acute Hepatitis after Ingestion of a Preparation of Chinese Skullcap and Black Catechu for Joint Pain

Table 1

Trend of liver chemistries during hospitalization.

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7
AST (IU/L)	1131	950	811	810	682	548	496
ALT (IU/L)	2012	1893	1603	1492	1544	1229	1098
Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)	285	298	276	293	316	311	282
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	12.8	11.7	11.1	10.9	11.4	7.9	5.7
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)	9.3			9.5
Albumin (g/dL)	2.6	2.8	2.5	2.6	3.0	2.8	2.9