Traditional medicine is dangerous

Board of Supervisors Food and Drugs (BPOM) interesting circumgyration 60 brand drugs and traditional food supplements contain chemicals that if drugs are used without the doctor may be dangerous to health.

"Based on the results of supervision, sampling and laboratory testing since June 2008 to May 2009, the POM circulation has 60 items and traditional medicine supplements that contain chemicals sibutramin hidroklorida, citric sildenafil, tadalafil, deksametason, fenilbutason, mefenamat acid, paracetamol and metamfiron, "said the Head of BPOM Husniah Rubiana Akib Thamrin in Jakarta, Thursday (04/06).

Use of chemicals for drug inappropriately, he said, can cause health level light interference to health that can result in death.

Interference between health is another headache, chest and stomach pain, stomach tukak, diarrhea, kidney disturbances, disturbances of vision, glaucoma, porous bones, infark miokard, heart disturbances, the formation of harmful blood cells (anemia aplastik and agranulositosis), and liver damage .

Husniah said, in addition ordered a product recall and destruction of local production of traditional medicines and China, the government will also make the legal process (proyustisia) against manufacturers and importers of the product.

"Accordingly, we also call to the public not to buy or mengonsumsi traditional medicines and food supplements containing the chemical drug," he said and added products that are mostly not listed in the BPOM or permit has been canceled edarnya.

He also mengimbau people who do not believe the security of a traditional medicine for information about the product to the Consumer Complaints Service Unit BPOM through 021-4263333/32199000 phone number or electronic mail to ulpk@pom.go.id.

"As may be difficult to differentiate a product that is safe and not safe for the registration number BPOM also have a doctor. We only know love, if the image name and exotic, khasiatnya excessive claims, may not be safe because we will not accept the registration," said Husniah.