Chaparral dangerous. (herbal product) From: FDA Consumer | Date: March 1, 1993 | COPYRIGHT 1993 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

People should not take the herbal product chaparral because it has been associated with acute toxic hepatitis, a severe liver illness, FDA warned Dec. 10, 1992. Patients with underlying liver damage who take the herb or products containing it could face severe irreversible liver damage, even death.

FDA advised consumers:

* If you are taking chaparral, stop immediately.

* If have taken chaparral and know you have liver disease or another serious dis...

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