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. 2022 Nov;6(11):3273-3274.
doi: 10.1002/hep4.2050. Epub 2022 Jul 19.

Tinospora cordifolia-associated hepatotoxicity has been scientifically misconstrued, in haste

Acharya Balkrishna  1   2 , Kunal Bhattacharya  3 , Sandeep Sinha  3 , Rishabh Dev  3 , Jyotish Srivastava  4 , Swati Haldar  5 , Anurag Varshney  1   2   6
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Tinospora cordifolia-associated hepatotoxicity has been scientifically misconstrued, in haste

Acharya Balkrishna et al. Hepatol Commun. 2022 Nov.
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Conflict of interest statement

Acharya Balkrishna is a trustee in Divya Yog Mandir Trust, Haridwar, India, which governs Divya Pharmacy, Haridwar; he is one of the founding promoters and holds an honorary managerial position in Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, Haridwar. Divya Pharmacy and Patanjali Ayurveda Ltd commercially manufacture and sell several ayurvedic products, some of which include T. cordifolia as an herbal component. Kunal Bhattacharya, Sandeep Sinha, Rishabh Dev, Jyotish Srivastava, Swati Haldar, and Anurag Varshney are employed by Patanjali Research Institute, which is governed by the Patanjali Research Foundation Trust, a not‐for‐profit organization.

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