Medical Disclaimer

Educational purpose only

Everything we publish is general information about nutrition, traditional practice, cosmetic care, movement, sleep and seasonal health. It is written for a general readership across India. It is not written for you specifically, because we do not know anything about you — your history, your medications, your allergies, your diagnoses, or your circumstances.

General information cannot substitute for an assessment by someone who has those facts. That is not a legal formality; it is the actual limitation of the format.

We do not diagnose, prescribe or treat

We do not tell readers what condition they have. We do not tell readers what to take for a condition. We publish no symptom checkers and no diagnosis quizzes, deliberately — those tools invite people to self-assess in exactly the situations where self-assessment is least reliable.

Under India’s Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954, no remedy may be advertised as curing the diseases listed in the Act’s Schedule, and we publish no such claims. Our DMR Act compliance page explains this in full.

No doctor–patient relationship

Reading this site, subscribing to our newsletter, or writing to us does not create a doctor–patient relationship with us, with our medical reviewers, or with anyone associated with the publication.

Our medical reviewers check articles for accuracy and safety before publication. They are not your doctor. They have not examined you and cannot advise you individually. Please do not email them or us asking what you should do about a symptom — we cannot answer that, and an answer from us would not be worth having.

Do not delay seeking care

If you have a health concern, see a doctor. Do not postpone that because of something you read here or anywhere else online. Delayed care is the single most common way that health misinformation causes harm, and it is the reason this site exists in the form it does.

Our when to see a doctor page lists the situations that need professional attention rather than a home measure.

Do not stop or change prescribed treatment

If a doctor has prescribed something, keep taking it as directed unless that same doctor — or another qualified doctor — tells you otherwise. Do not stop medication because an article, a video, a relative or a message suggested a natural alternative.

This applies with particular force to conditions that are managed rather than cured. Stopping treatment often produces no immediate symptoms, which makes it feel safe. It frequently is not.

Interactions with medication

Herbs, concentrated extracts, oils and supplements are not inert simply because they are natural. Several interact with common prescriptions, including anticoagulants, glucose-lowering medication, blood-pressure medication, immunosuppressants, thyroid medication and antidepressants.

Before adding any traditional preparation alongside prescribed medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist what you are taking and in what quantity. They are the people equipped to answer the interaction question. Assuming there is no interaction because an ingredient is a kitchen staple is not a safe assumption.

Individual variation

People respond differently to foods, plants and routines. Age, pregnancy, breastfeeding, kidney and liver function, existing conditions, other medication, and simple individual sensitivity all change what is appropriate. What is unremarkable for one reader may be a genuine problem for another.

Groups needing extra care

• Pregnancy and breastfeeding. Several commonly recommended herbs and preparations are not advised during pregnancy. Check with your obstetrician before taking anything new, including things widely described as safe.
• Infants and children. Do not give honey to infants under one year. Adult quantities and adult preparations are frequently unsuitable for children. Paediatric fever, dehydration and breathing difficulty need a doctor, quickly.
• Older adults. Multiple medications make interactions more likely, and kidney and liver function change with age, altering how substances are cleared.
• Anyone with a diagnosed condition. Follow your treatment plan. Discuss additions with your doctor rather than instead of your doctor.

Allergies and sensitivities

Any food, plant or oil can cause an allergic reaction in someone. For anything applied to skin, patch-test on a small area and wait 24 hours. Stop immediately at any sign of swelling, spreading rash, difficulty breathing or throat tightness, and seek urgent care — those are signs of a serious reaction, not a mild one.

Cosmetic content is cosmetic

Our skin and hair content is cosmetic guidance: ingredients, routines, seasonal adjustment, and what to avoid. It is not treatment for a diagnosed skin condition. Eczema, psoriasis, persistent or cystic acne, hair loss with a sudden onset, and any skin change that is growing, bleeding or altering in colour need a dermatologist.

Emergencies

Accuracy and revision

We work to keep articles accurate and current. Health evidence changes, and an article that was accurate when published may become out of date. Health-substantive articles are re-reviewed annually and carry a visible “last reviewed” date so you can judge for yourself how current a piece is.

We correct errors publicly at our corrections page. If you believe something here is wrong, please tell us at corrections@wellorganichealth.in.net.

External links

We link to research, government health resources and other external sources. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, which may change after we link to it.

No commercial interest in what we assess

We do not sell supplements and carry no affiliate links for ingestible products. This is deliberate: a publication that sells what it evaluates cannot be trusted to evaluate it. Our advertising policy lists the categories we refuse.