University of Mississippi

Products suspected of containing Aristolochia or Asarum analyzed

Published in Lab Law Weekly, November 26th, 2004

Researchers report the results of an analysis of products suspected of containing Aristolochia or Asarum species in a recent issue of the Journal of Ethnopharmacology.

According to a study from the United States, "Aristolochia species have been administered by those trained in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for centuries. After determining Aristolochia fangchi was an adulterant that caused death due to renal failure in a number of patients at a Belgian weight loss clinic, many countries took steps to regulate products containing Aristolochia fangchi as well as other Aristolochia species. The U.S. Food & Drug...

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Source: Lab Law Weekly (2004-11-26)

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