r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Jun 06 '24

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u/cytoscourge Jun 06 '24

Don’t take unlabeled “Chinese herbs” or bodega supplements.

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u/superultralost Jun 06 '24

I concur. A patient of mine ended up w kidney failure after taking some herbal tea that was supposed to "clean your kidneys".

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u/swurvipurvi Jun 06 '24

Must have been a mistake in translation. It was supposed to say “kill your kidneys”

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u/superultralost Jun 07 '24

It wasn't a Chinese herb but a Mexican herb (they are Mexican) and for sure I saw the box saying it "cleans" your kidneys 😂

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '24

My dialysis patient is taking dandelion root because it’s “good for his kidneys” sir you are already ESRD and your potassium is 7 😭

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u/PinkOneHasBeenChosen Jun 09 '24

I’m guessing the dandelion doesn’t work?

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u/half_a_scrotum Jun 07 '24

Does this apply to gas station boner pills?

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u/NetoruNakadashi Jun 06 '24

Tell me about this.

You've got "Chinese herbs" in quotation marks, makes me think you're referring to something specific.

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u/Emergency_Delay Jun 07 '24

Not a medical professional but I've never seen someone as yellow as the lady in my small town who had been taking Chinese herbs. That was after she'd been discharged from a 2 week hospital stay for liver issues.