Chinese herbal nephropathy
Chinese herbal nephropathy
A nephropathy linked to the administration of various unapproved formulations of Chinese herbs that contain aristolochic acid in weight loss clinics, which were first reported in Belgium in the early 1990s.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Chinese herbal nephropathy and identified 42 different case studies and one trial relating to the management of the disease.
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