Do Ayurvedic drugs have side effects ?
Ayurvedic drugs cause neither side effects nor physical or psychological dependance. This is why ayurvedic treatment is termed shuddhachikitsa – ‘ a genuine treatment ‘. To quote vagbhata, the author of ashtanga hrudaya Prayoga: shamayedvadhim Yonyamanyamudeerayet Naason vishudha: shudhastu Shamayena prakopayet.