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Acute liver failure associated with the use of herbal preparations containing black cohosh

Steve Lontos, Robert M Jones, Peter W Angus and Paul J Gow
Med J Aust 2003; 179 (7): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05606.x
Published online: 6 October 2003

Steve Lontos,* Robert M Jones, Peter W Angus, Paul J Gow§


  • 1 Liver Transplant Unit
  • 2 Department of Gastroenterology
  • 3 Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084 


Correspondence: paul.gow@armc.org.au

  • 1. Whiting PW, Clouston A, Kerlin P. Black cohosh and other herbal remedies associated with acute hepatitis. Med J Aust 2002; 177: 440-443. <MJA full text>
  • 2. Barnes J, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal medicines. A guide for healthcare professionals. 2nd ed. Pharmaceutical Press, 2002.

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