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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAsian Authorities Warn of Risks in So-Called 'Human Flesh Pills'
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Asian authorities warn of risks in so-called human flesh pillsBy David Ferguson
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 13:04 EDT
Some people believe that they contain the dried flesh of dead babies or aborted fetuses, others say just placental tissue. Chinese authorities claim they dont exist, but so-called human flesh pills were first seized by authorities in South Korea last August. According to CNN, some 35 cases (approximately 17,000 pills) have been found by customs officials in the months since then.
Reuters reports that Chinese workers and South Korean cancer patients have been using the supplements for stamina and to restore well-being. They are believed to come from hospitals in Chinas northeast and first came to light in 2011. On August 6, a South Korean TV documentary revealed that customs agents had confiscated and tested pills from China with shocking results. Laboratory tests revealed that the substance inside was 99.7 percent identical with humans.
Consumption of human placenta has long been a part of traditional Chinese medicine, usually by nursing mothers to increase their strength after childbirth. Some trendy western mothers have recently taken to finding ways to integrate their babys placenta into their diet.
Health officials warn, however that the supplements are full of bacteria, including so-called super bacteria like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a strain of staph infection that does not respond to many antibiotics. These and other potential impurities pose a serious health risk to consumers.
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Asian Authorities Warn of Risks in So-Called 'Human Flesh Pills' (Original Post)
Hissyspit
May 2012
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get the red out
(13,461 posts)1. I suggest a simple multi-vitamin instead
This is disgusting!
arcane1
(38,613 posts)2. Never underestimate what credulous idiots will do for subjective "stamina and well-being"
Duppers
(28,117 posts)3. link
Found it on Raw Story -
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/08/asian-authorities-warn-of-risks-in-so-called-human-flesh-pills/
This is frikin outrageous and disgusting.
Sea-Dog
(247 posts)4. Now this is how rumors start