Background:
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) becomes increasingly used in clinic
because of the unique efficacy [1]. However, TCM also is one of the
leading causes of drug-induced liver
injury (DILI), which has been highly raised. TCM account for
approximately 26.81 % of all DILI from 2012 to 2014 at 308 medical
centers in mainland China [2,3]. Corydalis yanhusuo W.T. Wang (YHS)
is a well-known Chinese flowering herbal plant commonly used for
centuries in functional food and TCM [4].
kedaling
tablets is an extract of YHS, the main active components
are
dehydrocorydaline, which has been approved for the treatment of coronary
heart disease, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction. kedaling tablets
have been extremely well tolerated by most patients, drug-induced liver
injury has been infrequently described.