Table 2

List of reported cases of lead toxicity associated with Ayurvedic mediation¹

Reference

Ayurvedic Medicine

Age

Sex

Indication

Symptoms

Hgb (g/dL)

BLL (μg/dL)

Management

[2]

NR²

31

F

Fertility

Abdominal pain, nausea, spontaneous abortion

NR

112

Oral chelation³

[2]

Jambrulin

50

M

Diabetes

NR

NR

92

Oral chelation³

[2]

Jambrulin

40

F

Diabetes

NR

NR

92

Oral chelation³

[13]

NR

28

M

Weakness

Intestinal obstruction

8

145

Oral D-penicillamine

[14]

NR

23

M

NR

Anorexia, abdominal pain, weight loss

9.4

56

Ca -EDTA infusion

[15]

Vatyog Sahacharadi Gandharvahastadi

28

M

Back pain

Abdominal pain, constipation

NR

70

Oral DMSA

[16]

NR

58

M

Weakness

Paresthesias

14.3

74

Oral D-penicillamine

[17]

Guglu

41

M

Hypertension

Memory loss, anorexia, anhedonia

NR

161

Dimercaprol infusion

[18]

NR

51

F

Dengue fever

Memory loss, nausea, abdominal pain

NR

69

None

[19]

NR

24

M

Erectile dysfunction

Autonomic dysfunction, pseudo obstruction

NR

99

Oral DMSA

[20]

Multiple Ayurvedic medications⁴

39

F

Muscular dystrophy

Weakness, anorexia, constipation, back pain

7.9

88

Na-EDTA infusion and oral DMSA

[21]

Multiple Ayurvedic medicines⁴

35

F

NR

Abdominal pain, constipation, vomiting

8.3

140

Ca-EDTA infusion and oral DMSA

[22]

Multiple Ayurvedic medicines⁴

45

M

Anxiety

Weakness, vomiting and abdominal pain

14.2

122

Oral D-penicillamine

[22]

Gulkand

36

F

Psoriasis

Insomnia, headache, abdominal pain, joint pain

8

115

Ca-EDTA infusion

[22]

Chandraprabhavati EVR

46

M

Hand weakness

Abdominal pain

NR

42

None

¹Cases that did not report BLL were excluded. ²Not reported. ²Oral chelation therapy was reported but specifics were not provided. ⁴Multiple medications were given but names were not provided.

Gunturu et al. Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2011 4:51   doi:10.1186/1756-8722-4-51