U.K. warns against using arstolochia
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
U.K. consumers should not use Xie Gan Wan pills, a Chinese product containing aristolochia, an unlicensed medicine the country banned in 1999, according to a Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency alert. MHRA identified a number of other products in recent years containing aristolochia, which can cause kidney failure. In 2004, California added aristolochic acid and other herbal remedies containing plant species of the genus aristolochia to the list of chemicals known to cause cancer (1"The Tan Sheet" July 12, 2004, In Brief)