Raj Vuppalanchi, Herbert L Bonkovsky, Jawad Ahmad, Huiman Barnhart, Francisco Durazo, Robert J Fontana, Jiezhun Gu, Ikhlas Khan, David E Kleiner, Christopher Koh, Don C Rockey, Elizabeth J Phillips, Yi-Ju Li, Jose Serrano, Andrew Stolz, Hans L Tillmann, Leonard B Seeff, Jay H Hoofnagle, Victor J Navarro
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Garcinia cambogia, either alone or with green tea, is commonly promoted for weight loss. Sporadic cases of liver failure from G cambogia have been reported, but its role in liver injury is controversial. METHODS: Among 1418 patients enrolled in the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network (DILIN) from 2004 to 2018, we identified 22 cases (adjudicated with high confidence) of liver injury from G cambogia either alone (n = 5) or in combination with green tea (n = 16) or Ashwagandha (n = 1)...
June 2022: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology