5 alerts
Vacha capsules
23 December 2019Dutta Health Centre-Ayurvedic Clinic (Surrey, BC)
High levels of alpha-asarone and beta-asarone.
Brain Tab tablets
26 November 2019Dutta Health Centre-Ayurvedic Clinic (Surrey, BC)
High levels of lead and mercury; later also high alpha- and beta-asarone.
Yograj Guggul capsules
26 November 2019Dutta Health Centre-Ayurvedic Clinic (Surrey, BC)
High levels of lead and mercury; later also high alpha- and beta-asarone.
Products sold by the clinic
28 January 2019A1 Herbal Ayurvedic Clinic Ltd. (Surrey, BC and Brampton, ON)
Lead and mercury found in seized products, after a patient was treated for heavy metal toxicity.
Balguti Kesaria
August 2017Several makers, including Kesari Ayurvedic Pharmacy
High levels of lead. Later FDA testing also found arsenic and mercury. Marketed for infants and children.
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Why this matters
In a 2008 study, about one in five Ayurvedic medicines bought online contained detectable lead, mercury or arsenic. Products made with rasa shastra, the tradition of processing metals and minerals, were more than twice as likely to contain them (40.6% against 17.1%). Saper RB, Phillips RS, Sehgal A, et al. Lead, mercury, and arsenic in US- and Indian-manufactured Ayurvedic medicines sold via the Internet. JAMA. 2008;300(8):915-23. PMID 18728265.
Our own notes on each alert appear only after medical review. We do not publish our own lab results yet.