Canada regulator finds Ayurvedic products harmful

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Pb Jayakumar Mumbai
Last Updated : Jan 29 2013 | 12:59 AM IST

The move is based on an article in the March 2008 edition of the British Columbia Medical Journal, detailing how an adult male had symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea, believed to have been caused due to heavy metal poisoning by consuming one tablet a day of Puspadhanva Rasa, manufactured by Shri Dhanwantri Ayurvedic Pharmacy of India.

The patient purchased the drug from India and used it over a number of years to

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First Published: May 20 2008 | 12:00 AM IST

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