Rooibos Tea Can Cause Liver Failure

My wife, Sabrina, went into acute liver failure last month, which her physicians attribute to consumption of a Rooibos tea, produced by Whole Foods. The liver specialists overseeing her case are documenting her situation for an academic publication. Most people are unaware Rooibos is a tea that may damage your liver. Researchers have reported it's not the tea but a contaminant that can get into it called pyrrolizidine alkaloids. And Rooibos can interact with a variety of medications, potentially diminishing their efficacy, including a number of commonly prescribed drugs like statins. This popular herbal tea is not benign. There are a lot of interesting case studies I review in my video today, such as people who were unaware their liver was being damaged, found out, and later healed their liver when they stopped drinking it. This video documents Sabrina's recent difficult experience, which put her in the hospital for a week. She's still recovering, hopefully will recover fully.

LINKS TO ARTICLES IN VIDEO:

First Rooibos Case Study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435260/

Finnish Rooibos Case Study:
https://hal.science/hal-00555615/document

French Rooibos Case Study:
https://sci-hub.se/https:/www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2210740120301947

Hepatotoxicity due to red bush tea consumption - a case report:
https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.07.027

Pyrrolizidine alkaloid contamination of food in Africa: A review of current trends and implications
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10789634/

Scientific evidence of soil transfer of pyrrolizidine alkaloids originating from weed species to rooibos tea
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629923001709

Senecio angustifolius as the major source of pyrrolizidine alkaloid contamination of rooibos tea (Aspalathus linearis)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629916303933

Rooibos Ltd:
https://rooibosltd.co.za/about/

The toxic contaminants of Aspalathus linearis (that Rooibos tea) plant material as well as herb-drug interactions may constitute the health risk factors in daily rooibos tea consumers
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34823434/

Drug-herbal interaction between tacrolimus and rooibos tea in a recipient of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/hct/2/4/2_109/_pdf/-char/en

“Risks and side effects of Rooibos Tea
https://www.livestrong.com/article/477116-problems-and-side-effects-of-rooibos-tea/

WebMD on Rooibos:
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-143/rooibos

Pros And Cons Of Rooibos Tea (Read Before You Drink!)
https://letsdrinktea.com/pros-and-cons-of-rooibos-tea/

12 Teas You Might Want to Avoid
https://www.thedailymeal.com/1424039/teas-to-avoid/

Five surprising herbs that can damage your liver
https://www.today.com/health/five-surprising-herbs-can-damage-your-liver-1d79828098

Kil Pop Mekaar Organic Rooibos Agent:
https://www.klipopmekaar.co.za/pas-in-rooibos-challenges-and-solutions/

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