herb dust

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Does anyone know of any documented cases of respiratory disorders as a

result of inhaling herb dust? I would assume (as with bakers inhaling flour

and coal miners inhaling coal dust) that a particulate irritant is a

particulate irritant, and that herbs, regardless of their potential

medicinal properties when ingested, can cause bronchitis, lung cancer, etc.

I am especially concerned since I grind most of my herbs. Every time I open

the grinder there is a big cloud of herb dust and some of it goes into my

lungs.