Abstract
I must congratulate Edzard Ernst for his extremely interesting article published recently in TiPS [ 1 Ernst E Toxic heavy metals and undeclared drugs in Asian herbal medicines. Trends Pharmacol. Sci. 2002; 23: 136-139 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (399) Google Scholar ]. He has provided ample and comprehensive evidence that some Asian herbal medicines, in particular Indian and Chinese preparations, contain toxic heavy metals or undeclared prescription drugs, and these might constitute a serious health problem. In this article, I would like to draw attention to herbal medicines in Malaysia. Nature has blessed Malaysia with an abundance of varied medicinal plants and, currently, Malaysia is among the world's 12 mega biodiversity-rich countries, in terms of number of plant species [ 2 Institute for Medical ResearchCompendium of Medicinal Plants Used in Malaysia. 2002 Google Scholar ].
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