Guest guest Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 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 " <subramani6912 wrote: > > 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. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 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> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 > > 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 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 " <subramani6912 wrote: > > 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. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 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> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 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: > > 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) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 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 wrote: > 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> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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