Abstract:
More and more attention has been paid to Chinese medicine induced liver injury. This paper discusses the toxicity of Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine induced liver injury through the relevant literatures. It is believed that the processing, compatibility and dosage and irrational usage accelerated the increasing of Chinese medicine induced liver injury events during the application of Chinese medicine and Chinese patent medicine. But, it is also should be noted that there were also exaggerated phenomena in Chinese medicine induced liver injury due to the problem of statistical methods. It is put forward that we should pay attention to Chinese medicine induced liver injury and evaluate correctly. We should take strategies to cope with liver injury in many fields including Chinese medicine toxicity studying, compatibility, rational usage and enhancing supervision.