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Herbal Medicine Defined

The use of natural plant substances to treat illness or improve health; also called botanical medicine.

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Herbal Truths: Your Chinese Herbal Medicines

Published August 28, 2008, 2:55 am, Turks.US

Herbal medicines do not produce the same therapeutic effects for all individuals. More often than not, they are taken in a trial and error system. Some suit well with herbal medicines while others don't. Some experience the desired effects while others do not experience any changes.

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Toxic metals found in Indian herbal meds

Published August 27, 2008, 10:06 pm, Detroit News

Ayurvedic medicines -- herbal mixtures dating back thousands of years in India and increasingly popular in the West -- are frequently contaminated with lead, mercury or arsenic, according to a study published Wednesday.

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Online-only letters

Published August 27, 2008, 5:04 pm, Seattle Times

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Peta Bee reports on the hazards of buying herbal remedies on the internet

Published August 27, 2008, 4:25 pm, Guardian Unlimited

Peta Bee: What has changed so dramatically is the ease with which consumers can now obtain these dangerously toxic concoctions

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Toxic metals in online herbal medicine

Published August 27, 2008, 2:12 pm, UPI

BOSTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- One-fifth of both U.S.-manufactured and Indian-manufactured Ayurvedic medicines bought on the Internet contain lead, mercury or arsenic, researchers say.

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High Levels Of Toxic Metals Found In Herbal Medicine Products Sold Online

Published August 27, 2008, 1:14 pm, Science Daily

One fifth of both US-manufactured and Indian-manufactured Ayurvedic medicines purchased via the Internet contain lead, mercury or arsenic.

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A Dose of Lead or Mercury With Your Medicine

Published August 27, 2008, 1:12 pm, US News & World Report

Not enough of a fuss is being made over heavy metals in ayurvedic therapies.

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'Ayurvedic' Medicines May Contain Lead, Mercury or Arsenic

Published August 27, 2008, 12:35 pm, MedicineNet.com

Title: 'Ayurvedic' Medicines May Contain Lead, Mercury or Arsenic Category: Health News Created: 8/27/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2008

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The first steps toward body detoxification

Published August 27, 2008, 7:09 am, Albert Lea Tribune

Autoimmune diseases, cancer, allergies and numerous other modern ailments can be traced back to the toxic effects of the pollution we have either ingested, inhaled, or consumed, passively or deliberately.

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Herbal Ayurvedic medicines are often contaminated by toxic metals, study says

Published August 27, 2008, 6:16 am, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Ayurvedic medicines — herbal mixtures dating back thousands of years in India and increasingly popular in the West — are frequently contaminated with lead, mercury or arsenic, according to a study published Wednesday. A fifth of the nearly 200 concoctions tested contained levels of the toxic metals. Dr. Robert Saper, a Boston University professor of family medicine who led the study, said the ...

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