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Heavy metals in herbal medicines may be toxic [1]

LUCKNOW: If you rely on herbal tonics to keep yourself healthy, here's a piece of advice from professor Thuppil Venketesh, the 'leadman' of India.

"A lot of herbal medicines contain high amounts of heavy metals like lead and arsenic.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2010
Times of India (Lucknow) [2]
Tags:
Herbal Medcine [3], Heavy Metals [4], Pesticides And Toxins [5], Health Care [6], Health Effects [7], Uttar Pradesh [8]

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