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Article: Australia issues black cohosh warning label
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- Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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AUSTRALIA
Black cohosh supplements will be required to carry safety advice following an Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) review, which concluded the use of the North American herb could cause liver problems in some cases.
The TGA cited 47 adverse event reports of liver reactions worldwide, including nine Australian cases, two of which required liver transplantation.
"Although some reports are confounded by multiple ingredients, by more than one medication or by other medical conditions, there is sufficient evidence of a causal association between black cohosh and serious hepatitis," the TGA said in a statement. It did, however, note that given the widespread use of black ...