Table 3.
Concentration of analysed elements in the environment and in the ayurvedic drug taken by the patient
| Highest soil concentration in literature (mg/kg)* | Concentration in sample product 1 (mg/kg) | Concentration in sample product 2A (mg/kg) | Concentration in sample product 2B (mg/kg) | Concentration in sample product 2C (mg/kg) | |
| Lead | 520 | 2.31 | 12,638.54 | 23,043.02 | 21,352.97 |
| Mercury | 0.49 | 2.54 | 89,076.70 | 126,640.27 | 145,710.64 |
| Arsenic | 12 | 0.35 | 134.94 | 103.98 | 122.30 |
| Copper | 323 | 3.96 | 1,511.04 | 2,168.79 | 2,356.80 |
| Chromium | 0.9 | 1.14 | 8.86 | 7.68 | 12.04 |
| Manganese | 45.1 | 26.34 | 146.74 | 172.53 | 149.75 |
| Iron | 389 | 288.04 | 14,990.34 | 16,498.80 | 15,767.59 |
| Nickel | 100 | 0.66 | 7.24 | 8.02 | 9.21 |
* Values referred to different sites of Uttar Pradesh region, except for mercury that is referred to whole India