Guest guest Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 from the latest issue of /Hinduism Today/: "Fourteen Medicines Found to have Metal Toxicity A Harvard Medical School study released on the journal of AMA said that 14 of 70 different Ayurvedic off the shelf medicines from India, sold in 30 Boston area stores had "potentially harmful levels of lead, mercury and/or arsenic." North American practitioners, concerned that some people now think all Ayurvedic medicines are suspects, responded in India West. Dr. Sivakumar Varma of Vancouver said that "90% of Ayurvedic remedies use no metals and those that do are for serious illnesses like cancer." He himself only used Good Manufacturing Seal certified products. The proper preparation of medicinal mercury "could take months, even years," said Wyne Werner, administrator of New Mexico's Ayurvedic Institute. It is unknown if the high levels are due to soil contamination or improper preparation. New Hampshire based Pundit Ramasomooh said that the JAMA article should be taken seriusly as a "wakeup call to all Ayurvedic physicians and the public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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