Snippet from the article:
A toxic ingredient in a popular herbal remedy is linked to more than half of all cases of urinary tract cancer in Taiwan where use of traditional medicine is widespread, said a US study Monday.
Aristolochic acid (AA) is a potent human carcinogen that is found naturally in Aristolochia plants, an ingredient common in botanical Asian remedies for aiding weight loss, easing joint pain and improving stomach ailments.
The ancient herb has been touted around the world for thousands of years for everything from gout to childbirth, but scientists now know it carries serious risks of causing kidney disease and urinary cancers.
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I am posting this because in our search for natural herbs to protect ourselves from disease and to impact our known risks, many of us seek out traditional Chinese medicines. Sometimes the risk from using such herbs, as you can see here, are enormous.
The herb is commonly known as birthwort.
It really doesn’t matter when you take Propecia, so long as you remember to take it every day. Dosage consistency is more important than what part of the day the medication is consumed. I’ve written before that taking it in the morning is best, but there’s no proof that says morning dosing works better. It was just my opinion.
