https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/25/lori-mcclintock-death-white-mulberry-leaf-congressman-wife
Did you happen to catch this only because it was a Californian congressman? I'm sort of baffled how this information would disseminate to the forum. Just seems like an odd way to highlight adverse health conditions with something I viewed as safe in moderation.
I guess it made me chuckle on how news of a congressman's wife is meaningful info to the forum
Nah, I read The Guardian (a British newspaper) regularly, and remembered seeing this article. It's also on the Wikipedia page for Morus alba.
I don't know what's baffling about my posting it. We probably wouldn't have heard about it if she weren't a noteworthy person. Her death doesn't seem amusing to me.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/25/lori-mcclintock-death-white-mulberry-leaf-congressman-wife
It was determined that the mulberry leaf powders she was taking were probably contaminated with other stuff or just plain mislabeled. Supplements are a very shady industry, it's a shame that their poor quality controls have caused people to be wrongly afraid of a completely safe plant like mulberry.
Any source for the claim it was only due to contamination? I looked but found none. Here's what I did find:
"The coroner had asked Colwell to identify the 1 1/8-inch-by-1 7/8-inch leaf fragment found in McClintock's stomach during the autopsy.
Colwell identified it as white mulberry and concluded, based on its flexibility and "some green color," that it "was likely ingested when fresh," her letter said. "
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/experts-question-white-mulberry-death-of-lori-mcclintock-congressmans-wife/So what you say about it being contaminated "powders" doesn't sound accurate.
From the book page 33
"While there have been news stories about deaths from overconsumption of mulberry leaf, these are inaccurate. ...mulberry is actually among the safest of all leaves humans ingest."
Nutrition. Extremely high in calcium and iron, very high fiber, magnesium, zinc, folate, and Vitamin C
I encourage everyone to do their own research before eating anything new.
Janet
I looked, the book's source is the CBS article I linked, which is not definitive to me. "According to the CBS story “Experts Question the Role
of White Mulberry in Death of Congressman’s Wife,” mulberry is actually among the safest of all leaves humans ingest."
Personally I'm guessing it's probably safe, but this dismissal of concerns seems cavalier.