CONSUMPTION OF ACANTHOPANAX GRACILISTYLUS WINE LEADS TO DARK PURPLE INTESTINE.

Abstract

Report a 53-year-old male patient presented with chronic diarrhea up to five times per day, with occasional mucus and blood in stool. He had no other symptoms, such as abdominal pain and fever. a disturbance of the intestinal flora was suspected, and his general practitioner prescribed probiot-ics, including Bifidobacteria triplex and Saccharomyces brassi , without improvement in symptoms. He was previously healthy, with no personal or family history. For nearly 20 years, he consumed about 500 ml of “ Acanthopanax gracilistylus wine” every day, which is brewed with sev-eral traditional Chinese medicines including gardenoside. Physical examination showed no abnormality. Laboratory test results showed a