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Woman takes 10x dose of turmeric, gets hospitalized for liver damage
Although she eventually recovered, she was close to needing a liver transplant.
A 57-year-old woman spent six days in the hospital for severe liver damage after taking daily megadoses of the popular herbal supplement, turmeric, which she had seen touted on social media, according to NBC News. But, as herbal supplements have gained popularity and doses have gotten larger, doctors have reported a rise in liver injuries from the spice. Furthermore, some data suggests that the spice's rare toxicity may be linked to to curcumin, which may lead immune cells to attack the liver.
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