REALL 1995 V03N12

Discover magazine had a couple of interesting articles in the past two months. Most recently (January, 1996), a Vital Signs article by Steven Markowitz and Alex Li discussed the case of a man who was poisoned by herbal medicine. The man, Mr. Kim, had emphysema, and went to a Chinese herbal "doctor"

Signs article by Steven Markowitz and Alex Li discussed the case of a man who was poisoned by herbal medicine. The man, Mr. Kim, had emphysema, and went to a Chinese herbal "doctor" for help (in addition to standard medicine). He was given a tea which, as it turned out, contained clamshell powder th

The man, Mr. Kim, had emphysema, and went to a Chinese herbal "doctor" for help (in addition to standard medicine). He was given a tea which, as it turned out, contained clamshell powder that had been massively contaminated with lead Now, defenders of alternative herbal "medicine" may reply by sayin

He was given a tea which, as it turned out, contained clamshell powder that had been massively contaminated with lead Now, defenders of alternative herbal "medicine" may reply by saying that it wasn't the entire field which is hurt by this case, because it was just a case of a contaminated ingredien