date:Dec 12, 2018
Seven cases of liver injury have been reported following the consumption of mahogany seeds, the Health Sciences Authority said on Tuesday (Dec 11).
The seeds, which come from the swietenia macrophylla or mahogany plant, are commonly known as sky fruit or buah tunjuk langit in Malay and xiang tian guo in Chinese.
Mahogany seeds are used traditionally in Southeast Asian countries to help control blood sugar and high blood pressure. However, there are no clinical studies in humans supporting its