A number of tourists have fallen prey to herbal “medicine” of unclear origin and quality which is widely sold at many scenic spots throughout the Mekong Delta region, including Phu Quoc Island, a paradise-like tourist attraction off the southern Vietnamese coast.

In the past few years, a wide array of home-made, unverified herbal “medicines,” either in the form of pills, leaves, roots or potions, have been on sale at many relics and tourist attractions in many Mekong Delta provinces, including An Giang and Kien Giang.

Though the quality of the “medicine” may be unknown, it has successfully trapped a number of unsuspecting victims.

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