Re: Conservation of Venus Flytrap

Andreas Wistuba (A.Wistuba@DKFZ-Heidelberg.DE)
Fri, 13 Jan 1995 10:27:55 GMT+1

> In Germany, the plants are also used in a
> medicine, Carnivora, which is sold as a claimed remedy for
> cancer and AIDS (Ref.: Walker, M. 1991. The Carnivora cure for
> cancer, AIDS, and other pathologies. - Townsend Newsletter for
> Doctors. Stamford, CT, June).

Best to my knowledge this product has been forbidden as some persons
have had serious problems after having had injections.
It was at least forbidden temporally but might be available again.

Andreas

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