Ingredients for Ayurvedic medicines in short supply

By Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama

The Government Ayurveda Medical Officers’ Association (GAMOA) yesterday claimed that there is a acute shortage of at least 130 essential ingredients used for manufacturing ayurvedic medicines.

  GAMOA President Dr. P.Hewagamage told the Daily Mirror that, the said number of ingredients were imported as they were not available in our country. Most of them are imported from countries such as China and India.  

“The difficulties faced by the suppliers prevented them from importing the ingredients. This could cause a serious issue for the Ayurvedic medicine manufacturing in the future,” he said.  
Information reached us say that the physicians could not complete the Ayurvedic prescription without the essential ingredients, Dr. Hewagamage said.  

Therefore, the GAMOA requested the President to take immediate action to grant concessions for suppliers to import the essential ingredients so that we could continue our service.