Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Ayurvedic medicines can contain toxic materials and heavy metals

Admission Ayurvedic medicines ordered over the Internet may not be secure. Specialists from Boston University found that 20% of drugs sold online contain heavy metals and toxic substances. Scientists conducted a study, which means that it found 80 cases of poisoning associated with the use of Ayurvedic medicines in the period since 1987. The study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers found with the search websites sell 25 Ayurvedic medicines. They identified 673 product and ordered the 230th After receiving 193 of the 230 researchers sent their food shopping in New England for analysis. The results showed that 20.7% of Ayurvedic medicines contain mercury and arsenic. The drugs manufactured in the United States included, 21.7% of the drugs metals. Of products found by Indians metals in 19.5%. Product containing metal. As a medicament for the daily consumption of the metal was sufficient to be toxic to one or more of the accepted standards There are two main types of Ayurvedic medicines: only with the content of grasses and rasa shastra with metals (such as mercury, iron, zinc), minerals (such as mica) or gems (like pearls) is mixed. Indian experts believe that these drugs are safe and have a therapeutic effect when properly applied and implemented. Investigating cases of poisoning closed, the experts suggest that in order to avoid similar incidents in the future should be to tighten the requirements and standards for food additives.

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