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Canada warns against ayurvedic medicines
WSN Network

VANCOUVER: Health Canada, which has repeatedly warned Canadians not to use ayurvedic remedies, has again repeated that warning citing their high lead, arsenic and mercury content. The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control in Vancouver has made the latest warning after two Indo-Canadians were diagnosed with heavy metal poisoning in city hospitals.

Health Canada has repeatedly warned Canadians not to use these unapproved remedies. Both the Indo-Canadian patients were using ayurvedic medicines bought in India. In the first case, the patient was admitted to a Vancouver hospital after he complained of vomiting and diarrhoea.

His blood tests showed that he suffered from heavy metal poisoning. He said he was using ayurvedic tablets bought in India to boost his energy.

The second Indo-Canadian patient was admitted to another hospital after he complained of nausea and acute abdominal pain.

Blood tests showed heavy metal poisoning.

Experts say there is a lack of quality control in today's India and practitioners of ayurveda in India are not taking precautions about burning heavy metals. Ayurvedic remedies are not approved in Canada. Canada has already listed India-made Karela tablets, Maha Sudarshan Churna powder, Safi liquid, Yograj Guggul tablets, Sudarshan tablets, and Shilajit capsules as dangerous remedies.

2 April 2008
 

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