The Culture of Herbal Preparations Among Pregnant Women: A Remedy or a Suicide Potion? A Case Report and Mini Review

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Postmortem findings. (a) Lung with multiple petechiae; it is congested, consolidated, and markedly edematous. (b) Trachea filled with semiformed and undigested herbal preparation and erosion of the intima of the trachea. (c) Gastric cavity showing a massive herbal preparation inducing an extensive gastritis. There is hyperaemia and erosion of the gastric mucosa; the wall is thin and distended. (d) Liver with extensive and diffuse petechial bleeds. Gall bladder markedly congested and extended.

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