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Sep 22, 2020 5 tweets 11 min read Read on X
Our invited expert review on #Ayurvedic #herbals and #liver #toxicity. #herbal #medicine is NOT safe. Review on #herbs used in #Indian #traditional #medicine & adverse events is lacking in #published #Literature
We deep searched, compiled
Full paper: bit.ly/35WkCmr
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This #review is important for #ayush practitioners and those interested in opting for #alternative #therapies as #knowledge regarding potential #toxic components is the #right of every #patient and #moral #duty of the physician. This 👇 list show names of imp toxic herbs.
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We give #real #life #patient data supporting our review: such as this example which shows that #Ayurveda #drugs cause severe #chronic #liver #damage that can lead to #cirrhosis in the short term.
The implicated agent here is Holarrhena antidysenterica (Tellichery bark)
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Below: chronic liverdamage in young girl on #ayurveda Valerian rootextract (Tagara) 4 insomnia. She never got sleep she deserved, got her liver injured. #EBM safer alternatives 4 insomnia wellknown.#livertwitter #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter
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