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Article: High-test mothers' milk.(HERBAL MEDICINE)
- Article from:
- Environmental Health Perspectives
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
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A lack of regulation means that herbal remedies can be ineffective or, conversely, far more potent than users may suspect. Researchers in Taiwan have found a new reason for consumers to be wary of certain herbal remedies: some herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine contain lead, which mothers can pass to their infants through breast milk. The study, published in the 1 February 2006 issue of Science of the Total Environment, adds to the growing evidence that infants can be exposed to potentially dangerous lead levels in utero and through breast milk.
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