New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Did you know that several Ayurvedic tonics contain alcohol? During the pandemic, when liquor stores were closed, there were reports from Kerala that alcoholics had turned to Ayurvedic 'Arishtams and Asavams', which are fermented liquid formulations, and that these tonics had seen an increase in sales during the lockdown. There have also been reports of Ayurveda practitioners expressing concern over patients taking a special liking for these 'arishtams and asavams'. Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, a Kerala-based hepatologist popularly known as The Liver Doc on the Internet, recently shared the story of one of his patients who consumed excessive amounts of Arishtams. He wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that the patient claimed he h...