Acute renal failure and hepatitis following ingestion of carp gallbladder.

Introduction: Fish gallbladder has long been used as folk remedy in China. Poisoning due to carp gallbladder ingestion has been reported in many countries but the majority of cases are in Chinese journals. We report a case of grass carp gallbladder poisoning and review the literature, including the Chinese reports.

Hepatitis induced by Teucrium viscidum.

Introduction: In Hong Kong, Chinese medicine is popular and coexists with orthodox Western medicine. Despite a long history of use, many herbs have not been submitted to rigorous scientific testing and there are reports of hepatotoxicity. We describe a woman who developed acute hepatitis after drinking an herbal remedy containing Teucrium viscidum.