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Be careful, very very careful, there has been a rash of reports about
dangerous contents in some traditional indian drugs. Some of them contain
toxic heavy metals, consider but one report:
Heavy metals in traditional Indian remedies.
Ernst E.
Department of Complementary Medicine, School of Postgraduate
Medicine and Health Sciences, university of Exeter, UK.
The growing popularity of traditional Indian remedies
necessitates a critical evaluation of risks associated with
their use. This systematic review aims at summarising all
available data relating to the heavy metal content in such
remedies. Computerised literature searches were carried out to
identify all articles with original data on this subject.
Fifteen case reports and six case series were found. Their
collective results suggest that heavy metals, particularly
lead, have been a regular constituent of traditional Indian
remedies. This has repeatedly caused serious harm to patients
taking such remedies. The incidence of heavy metal
contamination is not known, but one study shows that 64% of
samples collected in India contained significant amounts of
lead (64% mercury, 41% arsenic and 9% cadmium). These findings
should alert us to the possibility of heavy metal content in
traditional Indian remedies and motivate us to consider means
of protecting consumers from such risks.
>Workshop on medicinal plants
>
>By Our Staff Reporter
>The Hindu
>Monday, August 9, 2004
>
>Malappuram, Aug. 8 - The Industries Minister, P. K.
>Kunhalikutty, today inaugurated a workshop on medicinal
>plants cultivation and marketing at the VPSV Ayurved
>Auditorium at Kottakkal in the district.
>
>Research in Ayurved
>
>Inaugurating the workshop, Mr. Kunhalikutty said that the
>priority should be accorded to research in Ayurved
>especially at a time when this system was gaining
>popularity abroad. He said that the Industries Department
>would help the Ayurved drug manufacturing sector. He
>also inaugurated the medicinal plants marketing scheme on
>the occasion.
>
>P. K. Warrier, managing trustee of the Kottakkal Arya
>Vaidasala presided over the workshop. Dr.Warrier also
>released a book `A farm guide on medicinal plants' by
>handing over a copy to N. Gopinath, managing director,
>`Oushadhi'.
>
>Later experts took classes on the importance of medicinal
>plants cultivation, cultivation methods, loans available
>and marketing possibilities. The workshop, which was
>organised by `Sanjeevani' an organisation of herbal plant
>cultivators of Kerala, was attended by more than 500
>delegates from across the State.
>
>More at:
>http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/09/sto...80902910300.htm
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