Overview

• Katie Mohan consumed 2,250 mg of turmeric daily—over ten times the WHO’s recommended dose—after social media promotions encouraged self-medication.
• Blood tests revealed her liver enzymes were 60 times above normal, indicating she was one step from full liver failure and transplant.
• Turmeric pills are exempt from FDA premarket safety reviews under current U.S. law, leading to inconsistent dosages and mislabeling.
• Experts caution that additives like black pepper can boost curcumin absorption up to twentyfold, further raising the risk of liver injury.
• Herbal supplements now account for about 20 percent of drug-induced liver injury cases, with turmeric emerging as the leading herbal culprit