Sarah Khalid, Muhammad Tahir, Amir Ali Shoro.
Ginseng induced fetal skeletal malformations.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;2(2):46-8.

The use of alternative therapies including Herbal medicines is rapidly escalating in both the developed as well as in the developing countries. It is generally believed that `natural` herbal medicines are better and safer than conventional medicine; herbal medicines are in fact associated with serious toxic effects. The current study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Panax Ginseng; it was found that maternal treatment with Panax Ginseng negatively affected the development of skeletal system; findings in our study suggest that further investigations and monitoring of embryonic effects of ginsenosides on human pregnancy are warranted.

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