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The research identified 10 cases since 2011 in which patients developed liver problems attributed to turmeric supplements, one resulting in death.
A small but growing number of liver-damage cases to turmeric supplements.
Clinical evidence doesn't support turmeric use to treat or prevent any disease, one doctor said.
They identified 10 cases in which patients — who were mostly middle-age white women — developed a range of liver problems attributed to turmeric.
Five of the patients were hospitalized, and one of them died.
"Because supplements are sold as 'natural' therapies, they are perceived as safe," Dr. Paul Kwo, the director at Stanford University School of Medicine told.
"Combining supplements should be done with caution as the interactions are not well studied," he added.
The amount of turmeric in supplements can range from 500 mg or less to upwards of 8,000 mg.
The study was carried out by the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network, a federally funded research group.
