CONSUMERS and health professionals are advised by the TGA that medicines and herbal supplements containing the herb Curcuma longa (turmeric) or curcumin may cause liver injury in rare cases.
The risk also relates to other ingredients from the Curcuma species as they contain naturally occurring curcumin.
Medicines and herbal supplements containing these Curcuma species or curcumin can be bought in supermarkets, health food shops and pharmacies without a prescription and without the advice of a health professional.
There are over 600 listed medicines included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods that contain these Curcuma species.
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