Sentences with phrase «rasa shastra»

Rasa shastra medicines were more than twice as likely as non — rasa shastra products to contain detectable metals.

Objectives To determine the prevalence of Ayurvedic medicines available via the Internet containing detectable lead, mercury, or arsenic and to compare the prevalence of toxic metals in US - vs Indian - manufactured medicines and between rasa shastra and non — rasa shastra medicines.

Thus, this investigation was designed with 3 major objectives: (1) to determine the prevalence of Ayurvedic medicines available via the Internet containing detectable lead, mercury, or arsenic; (2) to compare the prevalence of toxic metals between US - and Indian - manufactured products; and (3) to compare the prevalence of toxic metals in rasa shastra vs non — rasa shastra medicines.

Metals may be present due to the practice of rasa shastra (combining herbs with metals, minerals, and gems).

Several Indian - manufactured rasa shastra medicines could result in lead and / or mercury ingestions 100 to 10 000 times greater than acceptable limits.