heavy metals in Ayurvedic preps

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i contacted the lead author and got a list of ayurvedic preparations

that were studied and were found to contain levels of lead, mercury and

arsenic below the EPAs acceptable limit:

 

The following products (manufacturers listed in parentheses) did not

show any detectable levels of lead, mercury, arsenic, or cadmium:

Arabpati Goli Anardana Goli (Poddar), Arjuna* (Himalaya), Ashwagandha

(Dabur), Ashwagandha Churna Withania Somnifera powder (Zandu), Bala

Guti Samshamani Guti (Zandu), Balsathi (M/S Vaidya Jagannath Dwivedi),

Banafsha (Piece of India), Banafsha (Eastern Overseas Corp), Bhaskar

Lavan Churna (Zandu), Chyavanprash* (Zandu), Chyawanprash (Dabur),

Dashmularishta* (Dabur), Ghutti (Hamdard Pakistan), Greneem (Dabur),

Hajmola (Dabur), Hajmola New Tamarind* (Dabur), Harde Churna* (Zandu),

Harde Tablet (Zandu), Haritaki Churna (Zandu), Hawaban Harde (Hawaban

Harde Depot), Himej Shiva Churna* (Zandu), Hingashtak Churna* (Zandu),

Hingoli (Dabur), Hingwastak Churna (Dabur), Instant Joshanda (PCSIR

Labs), Janma Ghunti* (Dabur), Joshanda (Hamdard Pakistan), Joshina

(Hamdard Pakistan), Kalonji Oil (Mohammedia), Kayam Churna (Sheth),

Kesari Jivan (Zandu), Lavan Bhaskar Churna (3 different formulations,

all Dabur), Liv.52 (Himalaya), Maha Sudarshan Churna (Zandu), Naunehal

Herbal Gripe Water* (Hamdard Pakistan), Neo Carmina* (Hamdard

Pakistan), Pancharishia (Zandu), Pudin Hara (2 different formulations

by Dabur), Ranbaxy's Garlic Pearls (Solus), Rochak Harar (Super

Delicacies), Sat-Isabgol* (Sidhpur Sat Isabgol Factory), Sat-Isabgol

(Bansi), Sat-Isabgol (Deer's), Seacod (Universal), Shilajit (Dabur),

Sitopaladi Churna (Zandu), Sitopaladi Churna (Dabur), Somva-34

Bhavnagari Chotrisi Kadvat (Sheth), Triphala (Dabur), Triphala Churna

powder* (Zandu), Triphala tablets* (Zandu), Wilson Dill Water* (Wilson

Medicine Co.), Woodwards Gripe Water (S. India Research Institute).

 

Caldecott

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