A Prospective Observational Case Series of Liver Injury in Paediatric Patients Secondary to Consumption of Ayurvedic Herbomineral Formulations.

Authors

  • Rekha V. Shinde1, Ranjit Ambad2, Sunanda C. Patil3, Parag Aradhey4

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12767

Keywords:

Hepatotoxicity, Liver injury, Herbomineral formulation, Paediatric, Drug Induced Liver Injury, Ayurvedic Medicines. Liver Function Test, Nephrotoxicity.

Abstract

Background: Ayurvedic medicines especially herbomineral formulations are combinations of metals
and herbs but not in a raw form. There are very good positive things in society about these herbomineral
medicines and lots of misconceptions in modern world and modern scientist. They are much confused
that how ayurvedic doctors can use metals in medicines; because they feel that metals are toxic to human
body, metal can cause hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. This is on scientific level totally confusion and
misunderstanding in the mind of allopathy people. Why this confusion arises…? Actually they must little
bit understand about ayurvedic science. This science never suggests to use these metals in the raw form.
They are converting these metals totally nano particle level so original metal has been lost its molecular
structure and it is completely new ayurvedic bhasmas are only oxides of metal. First purify the metal and
after purification with lots of complicated biochemical processing, converting them into such molecule
that molecule does not have a single raw metal molecule. This must be understood that final product is
completely different than raw metal used. If try to study this things then nobody will challenge to ayurvedic
science.
Aim: Observe the incidence of hepatic injury in paediatric patients due to herbomineral drug consumption.
Material and Method: In this prospective case series 5 drugs regimen of herbomineral medicine was given
to 14 paediatric patients of age group 4 years to 14 years who were diagnosed as reactive and recurrent
respiratory disease. The total duration of drug delivery was 90 days. After successful completion of treatment
course Liver Function Test (LFT) of each patient was done and conclusion was drawn.
Outcomes: Total 14 patients, biomarkers of Liver Function Test were observed normal and at last follow up
every patient was clinically fine.Conclusion: Use of herbomineral medicines in paediatric patients is safe and it does not cause hepatotoxicity

Author Biography

  • Rekha V. Shinde1, Ranjit Ambad2, Sunanda C. Patil3, Parag Aradhey4

    1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Kaumarbhritya, Datta Meghe Ayurvedic Medical College, Hospital and Research
    Centre, Nagpur 440034, 2Associate Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, Datta Meghe Medical College, Shalinitai
    Meghe Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, 3Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agadatantra, N.K. Jabshettey
    Ayurvedic Medical College and P.G. Centre, Bidar, Karnataka, 4Senior Resident General Medicine Jawaharlal
    Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha

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Published

2020-10-29

How to Cite

A Prospective Observational Case Series of Liver Injury in Paediatric Patients Secondary to Consumption of Ayurvedic Herbomineral Formulations. (2020). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 14(4), 7121-7125. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12767