Herbal Cure Pills 'Led To Death' - The Diurnal Record

The unregulated tablets, which cost just a sporadic pounds, caused an acute loath effect that led to engineer Norman Ferrie's death, Perth Sheriff Court heard. Norman, 64, from Invergowrie, near Dundee, was described as "fit and healthy" by his sister Elaine Ferrie, 59.

Glucosamine is a chemical compound which come about naturally in the body and is implicated in the maintenance of connective tissue such as the cartilage. Norman had started taking glucosamine tablets to disc the pain of arthritis in his knee.

But within two months, he was dead. Elaine said the physician who adage Norman in his final days told her that the tablets could have been the cause of his liver failure. Elaine, of Invergowrie, said: The doctor said it was in keeping with having an acute allergic feedback to some narcotic he had ingested - that was glucosamine.

It look as if incredible that a very healthy man can die so fast and the only infrequent thing was that he had bewitched glucosamine.

We feel the general need to be informed that there are likely risks to fascinating glucosamine or other such herbal remedies."

The inquiry heard that Norman, who had just been made redundant, felt he was further young to have a knee replacement. Elaine added: A knee replacement particular lasted a sure amount of time and someone suggested glucosamine might help."

Norman bought some spiral-bound notebook from a shop and others through a newspaper ad and started taking them in Apr 2004. But after about four weeks, he started feeling tired and nauseous. He went to his doctor, who advised him to stop taking the tablets.

But Elaine said that appeared to have no effect and at the end of June, he was admitted to Ninewells Infirmary in Dundee for further tests. But he suffered liver failure and died in Edinburgh Regal Infirmary on July, 3, 2004. The inquiry, already Sheriff Michael Fletcher, will continue in the new year.

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From http://dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2007/12/07/herba~