Ministry of Health recalls batch of substandard coix seed medicine to support cancer treatment

The Department of Traditional Medicine Management (Ministry of Health) has just recalled a batch of substandard coix seed medicine, a type commonly used to support the treatment of cancer, respiratory diseases, kidney stones, etc.

Coix is ​​often used in traditional medicine to support the treatment of cancer, respiratory, digestive...

On October 20, the Department of Traditional Medicine Management issued a decision to compulsorily recall all batches of Coix seeds that do not meet quality standards, traded by the Traditional Medicine Clinic - Physician Luong Manh Tuan (address: Cho village, Xuan Van commune, Tuyen Quang province).

This batch of medicinal herbs has no batch number, no place of manufacture, expiry date or registration number, and its origin is unknown. Test results show that the product does not meet the "descriptive" and "qualitative" criteria according to the Vietnamese Pharmacopoeia Standard V, violating quality level 1.

In traditional medicine, the medicinal herb coix seed (also known as bo bo, rice pearls, green grain seeds, di me, di nhan, coix seed, coix seed, rice seed) is often used to support the treatment of cancer, respiratory diseases, digestive diseases and beautify the skin...

The Department of Traditional Medicine Management requested the Traditional Medicine Clinic - Physician Luong Manh Tuan to recall and destroy all the Coix medicinal herbs that have been supplied nationwide.

At the same time, this facility must report and provide documents proving the origin to the Department of Traditional Medicine Management and the Department of Health of Tuyen Quang province.

Business and medical establishments nationwide are required to stop trading and using the above mentioned batch of Coix, the remaining quantity at the establishment and return it to the supplier. Health authorities of provinces and centrally run cities are responsible for notifying, checking and making a list of units that have purchased the product for coordination in handling.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bo-y-te-thu-hoi-lo-duoc-lieu-y-di-ho-tro-dieu-tri-ung-thu-khong-dat-chat-luong-20251020133215869.htm