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Is it banned? AYUSH rumours, checked

Where each rumour started, what the regulator actually did, and the document that shows it.

Ashwagandha is not banned: the root is permitted, but the Ministry of AYUSH's letter of 15 Apr 2026 prohibits...

Dabur Chyawanprash is not banned: no ban, recall or failed-test notice naming it is on record, and Dabur India was...

Homoeopathy is not banned in India: its medicines are licensed under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and the only 2026...

Liv.52 is not banned: no ban, recall, failed lab test or regulator notice naming Liv.52 or Himalaya Wellness is on...

No Patanjali or Divya Pharmacy product is banned nationally: Uttarakhand suspended 14 product licences on 15 Apr 2024...

No ban on Patanjali in the USA, Nepal or Dubai is on record: Patanjali has no entry on the US FDA import alerts read...

Shilajit is not banned in India: no Indian order bans it, and the general rules for ayurvedic medicines, such as the...

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