Adulterants of herbal products can cause poisoning

EDITOR,-Podophyllum poisoning has developed into a mini-epidemic in Hong Kong. Since Hong Kong is a major trading centre for Chinese medicines it is relevant to alert the international medical community to this problem.

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Published inBMJ Vol. 313; no. 7049; p. 117
Main Authors But, P P H, Tomlinson, B, Cheung, K O, Yong, S P, Szeto, M L, Lee, C K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Association 13.07.1996
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Group
Subjects
Drug Contamination
Drugs, Chinese Herbal - adverse effects
Herbs
Humans
Ingestion
Letter
Letters
Peripheral nervous system diseases
Plants, Medicinal
Plants, Toxic
Podophyllum
Poisoning
Poisoning - etiology
Hong Kong
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Summary:EDITOR,-Podophyllum poisoning has developed into a mini-epidemic in Hong Kong. Since Hong Kong is a major trading centre for Chinese medicines it is relevant to alert the international medical community to this problem.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.313.7049.117a