California congressman’s wife dies after taking herbal weight loss supplement

The California congressman’s wife last year after reportedly ingesting a plant she believed was a safe herbal remedy.

California congressman’s wife On December 15, 2021, Lori McClintock, unconscious at their home in California. According to a medical report from Kaiser Health News. The 61-year-old man died of dehydration from gastroenteritis – inflammation of the stomach and intestines caused by “the ill effects of ingesting white mulberry leaves.”

The report said “partially intact” white mulberry leaves were find in his stomach.

Native to China, white mulberry is commonly use in traditional medicine for conditions. Such as weight loss, diabetes, high cholesterol also nd high blood pressure. It is usually take in capsule, liquid, or tea form.

The white mulberry plant is generally consider safe only two cases of people getting sick from mulberry supplements have been report to the FDA since 2004, according to KHN. A small 2017 study found that white mulberry leaf may cause gastrointestinal side effects. Including nausea, stomach pain, cramping, gas, or gas.

Dr D’Michel DuPre, a former South Carolina medical examiner who reviewed the documents. Told KHN that white mulberry leaves “also tend to cause dehydration. And some of their uses may be to help someone lose weight, especially. With dehydration, which in this case is overkill.”

The Sacramento County coroner’s report revealed that Reverend Tom McClintock’s wife Laurie McClintock died last year after ingesting white mulberry leaves, leading to severe dehydration.