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Nephropathy Due to Chinese Herbal Medicines
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 29th July 2008Share In 1992 a cohort of women with a rapidly progressive interstitial nephritis was identified in Belgium. The cause of this nephropathy was subsequently traced to the use of Chinese herbal medicines designed to encourage weight loss. The offending herbs were banned. Nevertheless more than 100 cases of the disease had been reported in Belgium…
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