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Photo of patient's Chinese herbal medication regimen. (a) Trichosanthes kirilowii, (b) Atractylodes japonica, (c) Glycyrrhiza uralensis, (d) Platycodon grandiflorum, (e) Areca catechu, (f) Codonopsis pilosula, (g) Foeniculum vulgare, (h) Zingiber officinale, (i) Citrus unshiu or Citrus reticulata, (j) Cannabis sativa, (k) Perilla frutescens, (l) Wolfiporia extensa, (m) Hematite (Fe2O3   nH2O), (n) Pinellia ternata, (o) and so on, Elettaria cardamomum, Aucklandia lappa, Aconitum carmichaelii, Senna obtusifolia, and Rheum palmatum not shown in figure (unidentifiable or not found in sample).
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Senna obtusifolia, and Rheum palmatum (Figure 1). However, due to worsening symptoms, such as decreased appetite and nausea, she discontinued the supplements 3 days prior to her clinic visits (Figure 1). She denied any other alternative medication.