Medical disclaimer

The content of this website, including the Body Atlas, the Ingredient Atlas, the medicine guide, Health in numbers, the health checks and the Journal, is provided for general education only. It is not medical advice and must not be used to diagnose or treat any health condition.

Always consult a qualified doctor before starting, stopping or changing any medicine, Ayurvedic preparation or supplement, and particularly if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, are giving a product to a child, have a long-term condition or take other medicines.

Health checks reflect the answers you give. They cannot detect or rule out disease, and a reassuring result does not mean that you are well.

The medicine guide matches brand names sold in India to their salts using our editors' reference list, and adds summaries from public health services in the United States, where products and labelling can differ. It is not a complete list of brands or warnings. Always check the composition printed on your pack and follow the advice of your doctor or pharmacist. The safety checks in My medicines look for common duplications and combinations only; they do not check every possible interaction.

Ingredient pages describe how an ingredient has been used traditionally and what published research has explored. They are not claims that any product will produce a particular effect.

Product information on public pages is a general description. Read the label before use. Detailed prescribing information is provided only to registered healthcare professionals.

Health statistics are reproduced from the published sources cited with each chart. They describe populations, not individuals.

If you think you may have a medical emergency, call 112 or go to the nearest hospital immediately.