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In a radio program, a doctor said that Chavan Prash contains Lead. It is known

that Lead is harmful to health and children are in many cases advised to be

careful of the use of lead pencils, crayons, etc.My question is if CP contains

lead how safe is it for consumption? Could someone throw light on Chauvan Prash

and consumption of lead in general.

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The top brands in the US are certified free of all heavy metals. If

you are in the US, consider Amrit Kalash by MAPI or CP by Banyan

Botanicals. (There is more research on Amrit Kalash.)

 

In India, many Ayurvedic products have metals added on purpose. I

suspect the toxicology info on heavy metals would have to be

re-evaluated when it comes to the Ayurvedic usage of these compounds.

I don't know of any studies, but I suspect that Ayurvedically prepared

mercury, for example, is a lot different from elemental or organic

mercury compounds so far tested for toxic effects. I'd be interested

to hear more on this from anyone who knows of solid scientific

research, if any exists yet.

 

FYI:

http://www.banyanbotanicals.com/quality-control.html

 

Heavy Metals

 

Each batch (lot) of our herbal tablets is tested for heavy metals here

in the U.S. The test we use is called a " Five metal screen " which is

the recommended method by the AHPA. The metals we test for are lead,

mercury, arsenic, cadmium and chromium. All of our herbal tablets meet

ANSI standard 173 for finished products. The allowable limits are as

follows:

 

Arsenic content shall not exceed 0.01 milligrams per daily dose (mg/d)

Cadmium content shall not exceed 0.006 mg/d

Chromium content shall not exceed 0.02 mg/d

Lead content shall not exceed 0.02 mg/d

Mercury content shall not exceed 0.02 mg/d

 

 

 

ayurveda , " P. Subramani "

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> In a radio program, a doctor said that Chavan Prash contains Lead.

It is known that Lead is harmful to health and children are in many

cases advised to be careful of the use of lead pencils, crayons,

etc.My question is if CP contains lead how safe is it for consumption?

Could someone throw light on Chauvan Prash and consumption of lead in

general.

>

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All toxic metals are beneficial if used as a

ayurvedic medicine and cures very difficult disease.

experienced vaithiya's knows it's application.

one should not compare this medicine to western

toxicological studies .

This is a different science which they don't know.

we can ignore their toxic claims.

we have a background of several thousand years human

trails.

all medicines proved beneficial to humans.

R.Vidhyasagar.

--- David <freeradicalfederation wrote:

<snip>

> In India, many Ayurvedic products have metals added

> on purpose. I

> suspect the toxicology info on heavy metals would

> have to be

> re-evaluated when it comes to the Ayurvedic usage of

> these compounds.

> I don't know of any studies, but I suspect that

> Ayurvedically prepared

> mercury, for example, is a lot different from

> elemental or organic

> mercury compounds so far tested for toxic effects.

<snip>

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> In India, many Ayurvedic products have metals added on purpose. I

> suspect the toxicology info on heavy metals would have to be

> re-evaluated when it comes to the Ayurvedic usage of these compounds.

> I don't know of any studies, but I suspect that Ayurvedically prepared

> mercury, for example, is a lot different from elemental or organic

> mercury compounds so far tested for toxic effects. I'd be interested

> to hear more on this from anyone who knows of solid scientific

> research, if any exists yet.

 

no such research exists on mercury as far as i am aware

clinical studies examining Hg-containing preparations represent an

ethical dilemma for researchers

 

 

> > In a radio program, a doctor said that Chavan Prash contains Lead.

> It is known that Lead is harmful to health and children are in many

> cases advised to be careful of the use of lead pencils, crayons,

> etc.My question is if CP contains lead how safe is it for consumption?

> Could someone throw light on Chauvan Prash and consumption of lead in

> general.

> >

 

chyavanprash is not supposed to contain lead - if it is present then

it is as an adulterant

you should make sure you get your products from a reputable,

traditional manufacturer

Caldecott

todd

www.toddcaldecott.com

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Chyavanprash (correct nomenclature - Chyavanprash Avaleha, so CP is

a wrong short form) not only contains lead, but also arsenic,

styrchnine, LSD's and the most important item is brown sugar which

gives it the fine brown colour!!!!!! Of course since many of these

items are banned you will really have to search hard for original

Chyavanprash containing all the right ingredients!!!!!!

 

Very soon we will get to read pearls of wisdom like the statements

above. If only the message had been posted one day late (it was

posted on 31/03/2007), I would have taken it as a April Fool joke.

But seriously which radio program was it and who was the esteemed

doctor, and what were his/her exact words. If the claim is that the

receipe of Chyavanprash has lead mentioned in it, it is absolutely

false. If the claim is that s/he came across some Chyavanprash which

was tested and lead was found in it, than it surely is because of

improper preparation or contamination of basic ingredients. To say

that Chyavanprash is harmful because one sample contained lead (or

any other contaminant for that matter) is like saying that drinking

water all over the world is also harmful, because thousands of

samples of lead contaminated water are found all over the world.

 

Lead is not to be consumed in general. So it is not possible to

throw light on consumption of lead in general. It is a potent

ayurvedic medicine to be used under medical supervision in required

cases only, failing which it can be an equally toxic substance for

the body.

 

Vd. S. M. Shirodkar.

M.D. (Ayu.)

 

 

ayurveda , " P. Subramani "

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> In a radio program, a doctor said that Chavan Prash contains Lead.

It is known that Lead is harmful to health and children are in many

cases advised to be careful of the use of lead pencils, crayons,

etc.My question is if CP contains lead how safe is it for

consumption? Could someone throw light on Chauvan Prash and

consumption of lead in general.

>

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hi

try to see if it is not some pharmaceutical interest paying for that news.

there r plants containing extremly low concentrations of heavy metals, but they

r binded in complex metaloproteins. this way they r not absorbed in the body so

they r not harmfull. but " competition " will find the metals and not the

structure including them.

 

 

 

Vd. Selex M. Shirodkar. <selexms

Chyavanprash (correct nomenclature - Chyavanprash Avaleha, so CP is

a wrong short form) not only contains lead, but also arsenic,

styrchnine, LSD's and the most important item is brown sugar which

gives it the fine brown colour!!!!!! <snip>

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hi to all

please note that chyavanaprash is a pure herbal medicine. original recipe is

told at caraka samhita which has no minerals or metals in it. receipe told in

sharangadhara samhita also has no minerals.

 

regards to all

DR PRATHIMA NAGESH

M.D. (ayu)

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Ayurveda is not chemsitry, either organic or inorganic. Nor it is

physics. Ayurveda uses all heavy metals in cellular medicine form

such that they pose no risk at all, much similar to the discoveries

of orthomolecular medicine. Ayurveda is really " holier-than-thou " .

 

please see how even lead is used effectively:

 

http://health.ayurveda/message/8503

 

 

on the other hand, many modern drugs cause nutritional deficiencies

of specific nutrients after long-term use. e.g. non-prescription

drugs such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatories or antacids might

make patient deficient in calcium, phosphorus, folic acid and iron.

What about anti-diabetic drugs causing zinc deficiency and patient

loosing libido/fertility altogether?

 

oral contraceptives lower the levels of such vital nutrients as

Vitamin B2, B6, and B12, Vitamin C, folic acid, magnesium and zinc.

Mainstream hormone replacement (chiefly Premarin, but also Estratab

and raloxifene) can also lead to deficiencies in Vitamin B6,

magnesium and zinc. Heart patients, diabetics, epileptics and heavy

users of corticosteroids and anti-inflammatories are also

particularly at risk for drug-induced nutrient deficiencies.

 

high blood pressure and heart disease is likely to be deficient in

coenzyme Q10, folic acid and magnesium. Unfortunately, the drugs

commonly prescribed for cardiovascular disease and hypertension tend

to deplete those very nutrients. Some of the side effects of those

drugs may in fact stem from drug-induced nutrient deficiencies. To

compound the irony, chances are that if the patient had been taking

CoQ10, folic acid and magnesium, there may not have been a need for

these dangerous drugs.

 

In the case of magnesium and estrogens, for instance, estrogens

actually enhance magnesium uptake and utilization by both soft

tissues and bone, which may significantly contribute to premenopausal

women's resistance to heart disease and osteoporosis. But when

magnesium is deficient in the diet, the estrogen-induced higher

utilization of magnesium may result in incorrect calcium-magnesium

ratio in the serum, favoring greater coagulation and raising the risk

of thrombosis. There are warnings against excess calcium

supplementation in the face of magnesium deficiency. The practical

implications for women who take either oral contraceptives or hormone

replacement therapy are clear, and enormously important.

 

Nutritional deficiencies caused by drugs are discussed further by Ivy

Greenwell in his book " Drugs That Deplete-

Nutrients That Heal " Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion Handbook, 1999-

2000, http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2000/july2000_review.html

 

ayurveda , Prathima Nagesh

<prathimanagesh wrote:

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> hi to all

> please note that chyavanaprash is a pure herbal medicine. original

recipe is told at caraka samhita which has no minerals or metals in

it. receipe told in sharangadhara samhita also has no minerals.

>

> regards to all

> DR PRATHIMA NAGESH

> M.D. (ayu)

>

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Lead arsenic are good medicines and Will save life

if properly used.

even the common salt if used excess Will be dangerous

to health.

most western foods packed foods, synthetic colours

coco cola beverages

of all the worst modern medicine and steroids;

lead and arsenic are nice medicine.

R.Vidhyasagar.

--- " Vd. Selex M. Shirodkar. " <selexms

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> Chyavanprash (correct nomenclature - Chyavanprash

> Avaleha, so CP is

> a wrong short form) not only contains lead, but also

> arsenic,

> styrchnine, LSD's and the most important item is

> brown sugar which

> gives it the fine brown colour!!!!!! <snip>

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