Medical News Summary: Some herbal medications found to contain toxic levels of heavy metals

About: Some herbal medications found to contain toxic levels of heavy metals
Date: 15 December 2004
Source: Medical News Today
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by Medical News Today): A study reported in the JAMA claims that 20% of sampled Ayurvedic herbal medicine contained toxic levels of metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic. 80% of Indian’s (population of 1 billion) use the medical system Ayurveda which consists of herbal medicine products (HMPs). Ayurvedic HMP’s are promoted in Western countries as well and are marketed as dietary supplements. The study was initiated due to reports of lead poisoning by people taking the supplements.
URL: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=17814
Related Disease Topics: Heavy metal toxicity, Obesity, Overweight, Lead poisoning, Arsenic poisoning, Mercury poisoning

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