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Could herbal medicines cause kidney failure?

March 20, 2013
While India is known world over for its alternative healing therapies right from Ayurveda, Unani, Naturopathy, Siddha Vaidya and Homeopathy, the news that these ‘natural remedies’  may be causing more harm than good is quite …

Herbal medicines may cause cancer, kidney failure (Research)

April 10, 2012
Aristolochic acid (AA), a plant compound used in herbal remedies since ancient times, is among the leading causes of kidney failure and upper urinary tract cancer (UUC). In a study of 151 UUC patients in Taiwan, Arthur Grollman, …