Don’t Be ‘Mis-led’: Few Herbal Products have Been Implicated in Lead Poisoning
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Ayurvedic herbal medicine and lead poisoning
Although the majority of published cases of lead poisoning come from occupational exposures, some traditional remedies may also contain toxic amounts of lead. Ayurveda is a system of traditional medicine that is native to India and is used in many parts of world as an alternative to standard treatment regimens. Here, we report the case of a 58-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain, a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Internal Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0884-8734,1525-1497
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1106-6