Abstract
Ayurveda is considered one of the effective complementary medicines. Large number of people consume ayurvedic medicines on long term basis to treat the ailments. But it should be known that though herbs empower ayurvedic medicines, it is no exception to the side effects. There are side effects to ayurvedic medicines. In the following article, various ayurvedic herbs which are normally consumed are presented with side effects, followed by the case studies that are reported due to the medicines consumed. It should be noted that though Ayurveda is effective in treating most of the diseases, it also has few side effects and on long term consumption of those medicines they may be life threatening.
