X-OldHeader: From allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis.com Wed Jul 11 14:55:07 2001 Return-Path: <allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis.com> Received: from opus.labs.agilent.com (root@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com [130.29.244.179]) by jr.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id OAA04914 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 11 Jul 2001 14:55:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msgbas2.cos.agilent.com ([192.168.148.34]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with SMTP id OAA18006 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 11 Jul 2001 14:55:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtppop2pub.verizon.net (smtppop2pub.gte.net [206.46.170.21]) by msgbas2.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B357EE32 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 11 Jul 2001 17:55:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from computer (1Cust168.tnt11.sjc4.da.uu.net [63.42.69.168]) by smtppop2pub.verizon.net with SMTP for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; id QAA3204264 Wed, 11 Jul 2001 16:55:08 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <000e01c10a53$a473cb60$a8452a3f@computer> From: "Allen H Zimmermann" <allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis.com> To: <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com> References: <583643968681D4119D170001FA7EEA81039D2D2D@xcem-casfo-04.wellsfargo.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Comfrey Dangers Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 14:51:26 -0700 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400
That's not too comfreyting!
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Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 12:17 PM
Subject: RE: Comfrey Dangers
>
> I found the article. It's on Page A7 of the Chronicle, but I don't know
> what day. Here it is, the whole thing:
>
> The government warned manufacturers of dietary supplements yesterday that
> comfrey, an herb in some of their products, is known to cause liver
damage.
> Several people have become ill over the past four years from taking
comfrey
> as a dietary supplement or as a tea, said Christine Lewis, director of the
> Food and Drug Administration office responsible for dietary supplements.
> There have been no reported deaths, she said. "It is a dangerous
substance,
> and we don't think it should be marketed," Lewis said yesterday."
>
> Cindoll
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> From: rossb@WellsFargo.COM-DeleteThis.com [mailto:rossb@WellsFargo.COM-DeleteThis.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 3:23 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list WIND_TALK
> Subject: RE: CTS diagnosis & remedies
>
>
>
> There wasn't that much information provided--it was a very short article.
> The article (which unfortunately I've tossed) was aiming itself at comfrey
> included in over-the-counter supplement type products, not using the raw
> plant. I assumed it was for ingested, refined products. The article
didn't
> say much about how they've figured this out (whoever "they" is). One
could
> say that drinking alcohol causes liver damage--while it's a true
statement,
> it lacks the requisite "how much" information and knowing that doesn't
stop
> most of us.
>
> Cindoll
>
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> From: TWavo@aol.com-DeleteThis.com [mailto:TWavo@aol.com-DeleteThis.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 7:27 PM
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> Subject: Re: CTS diagnosis & remedies
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 7/9/01 10:58:20 AM, rossb@WellsFargo.COM-DeleteThis.com writes:
>
> << There was an article in the newspaper this weekend that said comfrey
> causes
> liver damage. >>
>
> 4 real?
> By ingestion or topical application? The Latter would be hard to believe.
> TD
>
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