Jin Bu Huan toxicity in children - Colorado, 1993. (Chinese herbal medicine)

From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | Date: August 27, 1993 | Copyright information

The consumption of traditional ethnic remedies can have adverse health effects, especially among children [1,2]. Life-threatening bradycardia with rapid onset and central nervous system (CNS) and respiratory depression developed in three unrelated children in Colorado during 1993 following ingestion of Jin Bu tablets, a Chinese herbal medicine used for relieving pain. This report summarizes the investigations of these cases.

Patient 1. A 13-month-old boy was lethargic...

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