Guest guest Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 TUESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- About one in five ayurvedic medicine products purchased on the Internet contain significant levels of lead, mercury or arsenic, a new study finds. The researchers found that products manufactured in the United States were even more likely to contain the metals than those made in India, where the ayurvedic approach was first developed centuries ago. Furthermore, 75 percent of the products containing lead, mercury or arsenic advertised that they were manufactured using " Good Manufacturing Practices, " which is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation meant to ensure quality. " We randomly purchased 193 traditional Indian (ayurvedic) medicine products from the Internet. About 60 percent were from U.S. companies and 40 percent from Indian companies. Twenty-one percent had significant levels of lead, mercury and arsenic, " said the study's lead author, Dr. Robert B. Saper, an assistant professor of family medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, and director of integrative medicine at Boston Medical Center. In high levels, these metals can be toxic. Results of the study are published in the Aug. 27 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/08/26/ ayurvedic-medicines-may-contain-lead-mercury-or.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Sat Nam, Here is a response from NAMA to the JAMA statement http://www.ayurveda-nama.org/ Flow like water in Love, Sincerely, Dev Saroop Singh Khalsa Kundalini-Yoga , Mark Pasley <markshiatsu wrote: > > TUESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- About one in five ayurvedic > medicine products purchased on the Internet contain significant > levels of lead, mercury or arsenic, a new study finds. > > The researchers found that products manufactured in the United States > were even more likely to contain the metals than those made in India, > where the ayurvedic approach was first developed centuries ago. > Furthermore, 75 percent of the products containing lead, mercury or > arsenic advertised that they were manufactured using " Good > Manufacturing Practices, " which is a U.S. Food and Drug > Administration (FDA) regulation meant to ensure quality. > > " We randomly purchased 193 traditional Indian (ayurvedic) medicine > products from the Internet. About 60 percent were from U.S. companies > and 40 percent from Indian companies. Twenty-one percent had > significant levels of lead, mercury and arsenic, " said the study's > lead author, Dr. Robert B. Saper, an assistant professor of family > medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, and director of > integrative medicine at Boston Medical Center. > > In high levels, these metals can be toxic. > > Results of the study are published in the Aug. 27 issue of the > Journal of the American Medical Association. > > http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/08/26/ > ayurvedic-medicines-may-contain-lead-mercury-or.html > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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