Patanjali Puzzle: The big gray zone of Indian holistic health products

Ayurvedic medicines cure: Supreme Court’s rap on Patanjali Group for its vitriolic against allopathic medicines, has also brought to fore, gross violations of India’s Drugs and Magic Remedies Act as well as Drug & Cosmetic Act. 
Notably, SC action comes after Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), has in past pulled up Patanjali for efficacy of its medicines and ir claims of offering a cure. 
Yoga guru Ramdev’s deputy Balkrishna Acharya on Thursday submitted an unconditional apology in apex court. In hindsight, Patanjali’s troubles began at time of COVID-19 outbreak and Ayurveda firm has been in news for wrong reasons all along. Find out more about entire alternative medicine saga in a detailed infographic. 



While Supreme Court is yet to issue next date of hearing, a larger question that arises is wher Ramdev will turn up in apex court, after being summoned last week.   
Patanjali is a repeated offender and in past has seen action taken against it by Food and Drug ministration (FDA). SC’s pulling up of Ramdev and Patanjali is seen as a deterrent for unregulated production of alternative medicines.