[Sca-cooks] herb stuff/ tiger balm reply

[Craig Jones.]

I think i read somewhere that cadjput oil (an ingredient of Tiger
Balm) is an aborificant.  I could look it up when I get home if you'd
like.

Cheers,

Drakey.

>Tiger balm is known to bring on miscarridges if used in any way on
pregnant
>women. It has been quoted as causing a birth defect...eyes if I
recall
>correctly but as it has been 10 years since I did the research don't
quote
>me on that bit. In Singapore and Hong Kong there are warnings on the
packet
>but they got lost in translation into the UK. There was a big scare
here a
>couple of years ago.
>Herbal doesn't automatically mean safe... I know NO preaching to
cooks.
>Other than that warning it is a wonderful remedy.
>Vara
>
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