ABSTRACT

Accumulated toxicity data on the hazardous effects of heavy metals have made health scientists afraid of heavy metals. As a result, renewed interest in the beneficial effects of metals and minerals is often viewed with skepticism. However, available literature from all the ancient civilizations indicates that man has used metals in disease treatment since time immemorial. Ayurvedic literature is full of the use of metals. Not only have Ayurveda and other Indian systems of medicine used metals, but their use is also amply described in Chinese and Egyptian civilizations in 2500

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