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AYUSH medicines, explained in plain words

What the regulators' words mean, and how to read the documents yourself.

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How ayurvedic, siddha, unani and homoeopathic medicines are regulated in India

States license and inspect ayurvedic, siddha and unani (ASU) medicines; state labs test samples; advertising is policed under the DMR Act. A failed test is one batch, and a...

The Patanjali advertising case, 2022 to 2026: a dated timeline

No Patanjali product is banned nationally. The Supreme Court case on misleading advertising ran from 2022 and was closed on 11 Aug 2025; Uttarakhand's 2024 suspensions were...