Three Cases of Lead Toxicity Associated with Consumption of Ayurvedic Medicines

Ayurveda is a traditional form of medicine used by majority of the Indians. Here we report three cases of lead toxicity, following intake of Ayurvedic medicines. Three patients presented with blood lead levels (BLLs) of 122.4, 115 and 42.8 μg/dl respectively at the time of hospitalization. The first...

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Published inIndian journal of clinical biochemistry Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 326 - 329
Main Authors Raviraja, A., Vishal Babu, G. N., Sehgal, Anusha, Saper, Robert B., Jayawardene, Innocent, Amarasiriwardena, Chitra J., Venkatesh, T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Springer-Verlag 01.07.2010
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Ayurvedic medicine
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Case Report
Chelation therapy
Chemistry/Food Science
Ethylene
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Lead
Life Sciences
Medicine, Ayurvedic
Microbiology
Pathology
Toxicity
Abdominal pain
Chelation
Lead toxicity
Blood lead level
Ayurvedic medicine
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Summary:Ayurveda is a traditional form of medicine used by majority of the Indians. Here we report three cases of lead toxicity, following intake of Ayurvedic medicines. Three patients presented with blood lead levels (BLLs) of 122.4, 115 and 42.8 μg/dl respectively at the time of hospitalization. The first case was chelated with D- penicillamine, the second with calcium disodium ethylene diamino tetra acetate (EDTA) and the third with environmental intervention and education. Associated Ayurvedic products were collected from patients and analyzed for metallic concentration. Cessation of Ayurvedic medication along with chelation, nutritional intervention and education, reduced the BLL to 27.4 μg/dl in the first case after 1 year, 21.1 μg/dl after 9 months in the second and 18.2 μg/dl after 6 months in the third case.
ISSN:0970-1915
0974-0422
DOI:10.1007/s12291-010-0051-9