Cautions should be taken when supplementing He Shouwu products

This is a health product packaging, the author intentionally shielded the product information, is a 70-year-old elderly male, recently we have a 70-year-old, listening to propaganda, long-term use of the species, recently appeared nausea, fatigue, yellow urine, check the sharp deterioration of liver function, jaundice to 550mol / L (normal 17), transaminase ALT1059U / L, other important indicators reflecting the function of the liver is also very serious, the doctor diagnosis The doctor diagnosed liver failure and the condition was critical! The cause of the disease because of drug liver damage, and take He Shouwu products related! He Shouwu is a commonly used Chinese medicine, according to the different methods of preparation can be divided into raw He Shouwu and the system of He Shouwu. Raw he shouwu used for sores, scrofula, rubella itching, long malaria body weakness, intestinal dryness constipation; system he shouwu used for blood atrophy, dizziness, tinnitus, whiskers and hair early white, lumbar and knee soreness, numbness of limbs, leakage, hyperemesis gravidarum, hyperlipidaemia. Containing He Shouwu formulations more, clinically used in the treatment of a variety of diseases. Since the Tang and Song dynasties, the ancient Chinese medicine books that there are records of the use of he shouwu, individual ancient books also mentioned that he shouwu there is a certain degree of toxicity. However, the earlier report of liver damage side effects of He Shouwu is the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) released relevant information about the adverse reactions of He Shouwu: since March 30, 2006, there are seven suspected cases of adverse reactions related to He Shouwu reported to the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency through the yellow card system, seven cases reported are related to liver damage. On July 15, 2014, according to the latest regulations issued by China’s Food and Drug Administration, for health food products containing He Shouwu produced after September 1, 2014, the unsuitable group of people was added to the label labeling as “people with liver insufficiency, people with a family history of liver disease”, and the precautions were added as “This product contains He Shouwu, and long-term overdosage is not recommended”. He Shouwu, should not be taken for a long time overdose, to avoid simultaneous use with hepatotoxic drugs, pay attention to the monitoring of liver function. Be careful when supplementing He Shouwu products 1, should fully understand the risks of He Shouwu and its prescription preparations, pay attention to the elderly, children, pregnant women and other groups of people to use the drug safety. 2, strictly in accordance with the instructions of the dosage to take, not overdose, long-term continuous use of drugs, should pay attention to avoid taking other drugs that can lead to liver injury at the same time. 3. During the period of taking He Shou Wu and its prescription preparations, attention should be paid to the clinical manifestations related to liver injury. If liver biochemical indexes are found to be abnormal during the period of taking the medicine, or if there are clinical manifestations that may be related to liver injury, such as generalized weakness, loss of appetite, anorexia, nausea, yellow urine, yellow eyes, yellow skin, etc., or if there are abnormalities in the original liver biochemical tests or aggravation of the clinical symptoms of liver injury, the medicine should be discontinued and medical treatment should be sought at once.