The people always feel that herbal medicines are safe and reliable, so they can use them without fear. In fact, there are clear discussions on the adverse effects of herbal medicines in herbal and medical books for generations, and modern research has provided a clearer understanding of the toxic effects of some herbal medicines on the liver. The types of herbal medicines that can cause drug-related liver disease are: 1. general liver damage, such as long-term or overdose of ginger, pu huang, mulberry, mountain cicada, etc. can cause liver discomfort, pain and abnormal liver function. 2. 2, to cause toxic liver damage, such as overdose of neem, yellow herb seeds, castor bean seeds, Leigong Vine decoction, can cause toxic hepatitis. 3.To cause hepatopathic jaundice, such as long-term use of rhubarb or intravenous infusion of seasonal green injection, will interfere with the bilirubin metabolic pathway, resulting in jaundice. 4, induce liver tumor, such as earth thorns, calamus, anise, flowers, bee’s head tea, thousand-liquor and other herbs contain safrole ether; green wood, mucuna pruriens, saltpeter, vermilion, etc. contain nitro compounds, all can induce liver cancer. Specifically, the Chinese patent medicines that can cause liver damage include: Strong Bone and Joint Pills, Noma Jie San, Ke Yin Pills, Dissipative Silver Tablets (Pills), Zeng Sheng Ping, Rundown Pills, Kunming Shan Hai Tang, Yin Qi San, Liushen Pills, Shu Feng Ding Pain Pills, Damp Poison Qing, Anti-ringworm Ning, Fang Feng Tong Sheng Pills, Blood Poison Pills, Dehumidifier Pills, Long Shi Chasing Wind Capsules, Strong Bone and Stretching Tendons Capsules, Nourishing Blood and Stretching Tendons Capsules, Jiu Dispersion, Chasing Wind and Penetrating Bone Pills, Bone and Immortality Tablets, Methoprene Capsules Feminine Health Tablets, Huayu Pills, Blood Nourishing and Hair Growth Capsules, Shou Wu Tablets, Shuang Huang Lian Oral Liquid, Yin Qiao Tablets, Fu Fang Gan Lu Drink, Niu Huang Detoxification Tablets, Ge Gen Tang, Ma Heng Shi Gan Tang, etc. How to avoid herbal medicine to hurt liver? Many of the above drugs are commonly used in life and can be used normally by ordinary people in regular doses due to normal liver function. However, if you are a patient with liver disease, these drugs are best not used if you can, and should be discontinued in a timely manner after achieving the purpose of treatment. If abnormal symptoms such as weakness, nausea, loss of appetite, yellow urine and yellow eyes appear after taking the above drugs for a few days or a week, you should go to a regular hospital for laboratory tests to check liver function in time. Once drug-related liver damage is diagnosed, adequate calories, water and vitamins should be supplemented, or liver-protective drugs such as glycopyrrolate preparations, reduced glutathione and silymarin should be applied as appropriate.