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<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Safi (Medicine).jpg|thumb|250px|right|Outer packaging and bottle for Safi]] -->'''Safi''' is an [[Unani medicine]] which claims to be a blood-purifier. It is produced by Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) in [[Ghaziabad, India|Ghaziabad]] [[India]], as well as in [[Pakistan]] and in [[Bangladesh]]. According to the package, it "corrects the [[digestive system]], relieves [[constipation]], prevents and cures [[boils]], [[pimples]], and skin eruptions." |
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Safi (Medicine).jpg|thumb|250px|right|Outer packaging and bottle for Safi]] -->'''Safi''' is an [[Unani medicine]] which claims to be a blood-purifier. It is produced by Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) in [[Ghaziabad, India|Ghaziabad]] [[India]], as well as in [[Pakistan]] and in [[Bangladesh]]. According to the package, it "corrects the [[digestive system]], relieves [[constipation]], prevents and cures [[boils]], [[pimples]], and skin eruptions." |
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In August 2005 the [[Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency]] of the [[Department of Health (United Kingdom)|United Kingdom Department of Health]] reported that samples of Safi contained high levels of [[arsenic]].<ref>[http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&useSecondary=true&ssDocName=CON2022537&ssTargetNodeId=663 Arsenic and mercury in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicines] Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency</ref> The next month [[Health Canada]] issued a warning that Safi was "found to contain arsenic levels in excess of |
In August 2005 the [[Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency]] of the [[Department of Health (United Kingdom)|United Kingdom Department of Health]] reported that samples of Safi contained high levels of [[arsenic]].<ref>[http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&useSecondary=true&ssDocName=CON2022537&ssTargetNodeId=663 Arsenic and mercury in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicines] Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency</ref> The next month [[Health Canada]] issued a warning that Safi was "found to contain arsenic levels in excess of 400 times the maximum allowable concentration for drugs"<ref>[http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2005/2005_09_e.html Some Ayurvedic medicinal products reported to contain high levels of heavy metals] Health Canada</ref> and people who had used the product were told to contact their physician.<ref name="CBC">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2005/03/04/Ayurvedic-warn050304.html|title=Heavy metal warning for Ayurvedic medicinal products - Health - CBC News|work=[[CBC.ca]]|accessdate=21 March 2013}}</ref> The product had never been authorized for sale in Canada, but authorities suspect it may have been sold there, and had also been available for sale in USA.<ref name="CBC"/> The product has subsequently been not allowed to enter Canada and Australia.<ref name="IBN">{{cite news|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/metal-content-found-in-ayurvedic-drugs/3322-17.html|title=Metal content in found in Ayurvedic drugs|date=Jan 5, 2006|work=IBN Live|accessdate=21 March 2013}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:16, 4 December 2021
Safi is an Unani medicine which claims to be a blood-purifier. It is produced by Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) in Ghaziabad India, as well as in Pakistan and in Bangladesh. According to the package, it "corrects the digestive system, relieves constipation, prevents and cures boils, pimples, and skin eruptions."
In August 2005 the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency of the United Kingdom Department of Health reported that samples of Safi contained high levels of arsenic.[1] The next month Health Canada issued a warning that Safi was "found to contain arsenic levels in excess of 400 times the maximum allowable concentration for drugs"[2] and people who had used the product were told to contact their physician.[3] The product had never been authorized for sale in Canada, but authorities suspect it may have been sold there, and had also been available for sale in USA.[3] The product has subsequently been not allowed to enter Canada and Australia.[4]
References
- ^ Arsenic and mercury in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicines Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- ^ Some Ayurvedic medicinal products reported to contain high levels of heavy metals Health Canada
- ^ a b "Heavy metal warning for Ayurvedic medicinal products - Health - CBC News". CBC.ca. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ "Metal content in found in Ayurvedic drugs". IBN Live. Jan 5, 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
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