Ginkgo Link To Colchicine Toxin Refuted By CRN, NNFA, AHPA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A nontoxic substance in ginkgo biloba supplements appears to be similar to colchicine and may explain a published study's detection of the plant alkaloid toxin in marketed ginkgo supplements, according to the American Herbal Products Association and National Nutritional Foods Association.
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