Updated Friday, February 6, 2009 9:58 am TWN, CNA

Chinese herbal medicines contain West ingredients

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Some 14.7 percent of 150 Chinese herbal medicine samples tested in 2008 were found to contain Western drug ingredients, a slightly lower ratio than the previous year's 15.8 percent, the Consumers' Foundation reported yesterday.

The foundation said it received a total of 167 samples of Chinese herbal medicines from consumers in February, June and October last year to be tested for Western medicine or heavy metal content.

The results of the tests showed that 22 of 150 samples were adulterated with Western medicine elements, while 71 of the 167 samples totally were found to contain lead, 61 contained mercury, and 40 contained cadmium, according to the foundation.

Martial arts studios around the country were the primary source of Chinese herbal treatments adulterated with Western medicine, with four out six samples from those establishments found to contain the elements.

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