Cuma Bülent Gül, Selin Aktürk Esen, Serdar Kahvecioğlu, Nimet Aktaş, İrfan Esen

Toxic effects of herbal medicines: Teucrium polium and acute kidney injury

ISSN: 2149-3189
Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 6 Sayı
Başlangıç: 2015
Yayıncı: Prusa Medikal Yayıncılık Limited Şirketi

Herbal medicines are believed to be effective in the treatment of many diseases. The genius Teucrium is amember of Lamiaceae family, which contains more than 300 species. Antimutagenic, anticancer, hypoglycemic,antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antiulcer, hypolipidemic and antidiarrheal effects of Teucriumpolium have been reported in the studies. In this article, we describe an acute kidney injury (AKI), which isthought to have developed as a result of T. polium use for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. It should not beforgotten that herbal medicine is an important reason for AKI. In addition, community should be made awareof the danger of herbal medicines which especially have potential renal and hepatic side effects.

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