An example of these dangers was reported by Associate Professor Alastair MacLennan of Adelaide University, Australia regarding a patient who almost bled to death on the operating table after neglecting to mention that she had been taking "natural" potions to "build up her strength" before the operation, including a powerful anticoagulant that nearly caused her death.
Et anektodisk eksempel på disse farer blev beskrevet af associate professor Alastair MacLennan fra Adelaide University i Australien, omhandlende en patient der næsten forblødte på operationsbordet efter at have glemt at fortælle, at hun havde taget "naturmikstur" for at "opbygge hendes styrke" inden operationen, herunder et kraftfuldt antikoagulationsmiddel der næsten var skyld i hendes død.