It is important to understand the heavy metals exist in our natural resources, including the soil, air, and water. This is not limited to any particular region, but is from natural occurrence in the Earth as well as the widespread result of industrialization. Therefore, it is very difficult to find a naturally grown product, including sometimes the food we consume, that does not have some levels of heavy metals. We ensure that our products adhere to the standards of ANSI 173 by testing the raw herb when it first comes in, and then testing the final product once it hasbeen tableted in our unique formulations.

Many of the reports in the media about heavy metals in Ayurvedic products stem from products that were manufactured in India that contain heavy metals as ingredients. There is esoteric practice within Ayurveda called Rasa Shastra that uses metals as medicine. Banyan does not sell products based on Rasa Shastra nor do we intentionally introduce any metals to our products.

For more information on acceptable levals of daily intake see our Quality Control statment