Nany Maree
Herbal doesn't mean harmless. I say that with a whole shelf of tinctures behind me, so you know I mean it.
Andrographis is in a lot of cold-and-flu blends. The TGA is pulling it off the low-risk list after 1,468 reported reactions, everything from hives to anaphylaxis, and one reported death in 2024. Companies have until mid-October to recall or cancel.
Here's the bit that gets me. The warning labels went on in 2019. Seven years, love. Seven years of "may cause" in tiny print before anyone pulled the pin.
I read it twice, then I made a cuppa and checked my own shelf. What you do with yours is your call.
Talk to your GP or health professional about your own body.
Source: ABC News, 2026-09-22
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