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Herbal medicine may have deadly side effects, say medical experts

By MEI MEI CHU
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. -filepic

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s flourishing herbal industry, estimated at a staggering RM29bil, is sadly also contributing to drug-induced liver failure.

Doctors say that traditional and complementary medicine is one of the leading causes of such liver failure.

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