If you are fond of exotic herbal coffee, then this case can be an eye opener, an Indian patient was recently diagnosed with complicated liver issues, and surprisingly he was drinking Jasmine flavoured coffee that he imported from China. On social media this case is trending after Cyriac Abby Philips, popularly known as The Liver Doc, took to his social handle and shared details of this case. He revealed that a patient was diagnosed with acute hepatitis and jaundice and the root cause of the issue was his routine of consuming Chinese Jasmine Coffee.
What are the side effects of Chinese jasmine coffee?
As per Dr Philips, his patient started showing signs like yellowing of eyes and urine and severe itching, common signs of liver issue. Initially, Philips wasn’t able to diagnose what the issue was, why was the patients’ liver malfunctioning, “It took a detailed elimination process to identify the trigger,” and eventually after ruling out many other causes, Dr Philips caught hold of the root cause and that was the coffee. Dr Philips disclosed that the patient was consuming coffee sold under brand name Dian Er Wa.
While many of the consumers assume that Jasmine-based products are healthy, Dr Philips suggested otherwise, he clarified that not every ‘jasmine’ is safe. Some of the jasmine species like Jasminum officinale, Jasminum grandiflorum and Jasminum sambac, are considered safe, if consumed in small quantities, but many other plants that carry the jasmine label are toxic. Talking about false jasmines, Dr Philips cautioned everyone that it can be dangerous and harm organs of humans, especially the liver.
Talking about a highly misjudged Jasmine named night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum), Dr Philips said that this is mostly misjudged, this plant belongs to a different botanical family. “Every part of this plant is poisonous,” even if it has such components that can react with calcium metabolism, and lead to organ damage.
