The claim that turmeric hurts the liver is not true.
Turmeric is a common Chinese medicine for the dried rhizome of turmeric, a plant of the ginger family. Its flavor is pungent, bitter and warm in nature. It belongs to the liver and spleen meridians.
Turmeric has the efficacy of breaking blood and moving qi (meaning the effect of activating blood and moving qi is stronger), and clearing the channels and relieving pain. It is used in the treatment of Qi stagnation and blood stasis, stabbing pain in the chest and ribs, chest paralysis, heart pain, dysmenorrhea, rheumatism and paralysis, swelling and pain.
The adverse effects of the drug are not clear. Its blood-activating effect is strong, so pregnant women should be used with caution. Turmeric itself is not toxic, and there is no information on the adverse reactions of turmeric that damage the liver. Patients who have the indications for the drug and use it reasonably under the guidance of a professional doctor will generally not have adverse reactions.
Chinese medicine should be used after the professional Chinese medicine practitioner to identify the evidence, do not blindly self-medication, in order to avoid adverse reactions or misunderstanding of the condition.