Herbal products cause cancer of the genitourinary system

The widespread use of Chinese herbal medicines has led to a sharp increase in the number of cases of cancer of the genitourinary system in Taiwan. This fault is one of the substances already banned in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Tumors mochepovolovoy system observed by physicians in Taiwan, more and more often. Experts believe that one of the main reasons for this is an active passion for the Chinese population herbal preparations Containing aristolohievuyu acid Which is available in plants Aristolochia. This ingredient is used in the media to combat excess weight, to improve the functioning of the intestines and relieve joint pain.

US researchers say aristolohievaya acid   It is a toxic ingredient has the potential to become a human carcinogen. Scientists believe that up to half of cases cancers of the genitourinary system   (cancer of the renal pelvis, ureter cancer, etc.) is called herbal preparations Containing the acid. We also know that it causes kidney failure.

In recent years, Taiwan up to one third of the entire population to take the drug with aristolohievoy acid . As a result, the number of cases cancers of the genitourinary system   is four times higher than in Western countries. This was reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"This is generally a rather rare kind of tumor, and Taiwan has the highest number of cases in the world, if considered as a percentage of the population, - said study author Dr. Arthur Grollman of Stony Brook University in New York. - We originally understood that the diseases of the genitourinary system and kidneys in such quantities have some explanation. Of the 151 patients whose state of health, we studied, 60% showed a specific mutation in the body associated with taking herbal medicines. "

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