Case Report: Severe lead poisoning due to exposure to ayurvedic herbal medicine

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2025.1692561/full

2 Comments

  1. AllanfromWales1 on

    > The packets were radiopaque (Figure 2B) consistent with a lead content of at least 2.2% ..and a mercury content of 0.73%

    Sheeit. That’s some level of contamination. Are we sure it’s not a (foolishly) deliberate additive?

  2. I have heard that alternative medicine is very popular down across the border in Germany, where this happened.
    Does anyone know if this is true?

    I’m just a dane who mostly crosses the suthern border to buy stuff thats cheaper in Germany than it is back home. That’s pretty much the extent of my entire experience with Germany.