Table 1.

Ayurvedic pharmaceuticals (n = 43) with their action or indication of use, the number of collected samples and heavy metal listed on the label

SN	Indication/action	n	Metals listed
1	Rejuvenator tonic	7	Zinc (n = 2), gold (n = 2), silver (n = 2), tin (n = 1), magnesium (n = 1)
2	Anti-inflammatory for joint disease	7	Mercury (n = 1)
3	Aphrodisiac	5	−
4	Digestive system abnormality	4	−
5	Liver dysfunction	3	Manganese (n = 1), mica (n = 1), copper (n = 1), iron (n = 1), mercury (n = 1)
6	Hemorrhoids	3	−
7	Immunomodulator	3	−
8	Menstrual problem	3	Iron (n = 1)
9	Anti-diabetic	2	−
10	Nervous system abnormality	2	Mercury (n = 1)
11	Anti-obesity	2	Mica (n = 1)
12	Renal stone disease	2	−