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Focus Altern Complement Ther 2002; 7: 409
Health Canada has warned consumers not to use the Chinese herbal remedy, Bejai Bowyantan for infants and children after determining that there is a reasonable chance that exposure to the product could cause a serious adverse reaction or death. Bejai Bowyantan contains borneolum (borneolum syntheticum), a substance with similar toxic properties to camphor, which is known to cause serious adverse reactions and death in children.
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