An Ayurvedic doctor from Kerala, Dr K Siddharthan of Kollam has been suspended for violating Drugs and Magic Remedies Act. The doctor was found guilty of advertising about the cure for various ailments through his treatment of “thulli marannu” (oral drops) in spite of initial warnings by the council forbidding him.

Against a complaint by the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad filed before the Travancore Cochin Medical Council, his registration of an Ayurvedic doctor has been suspended when he was found guilty of violating the Drugs and Magic Remedies (objectionable advertisement) Act.

The matter was probed by the council and it was found that Siddharthan had violated the code of ethics of a registered medical practitioner and it was decided to hand over exemplary punishment to him, as per the sources from the council.

The doctor has been advertising about his oral drops treatment claiming remedy for various ailments including diabetes, cancer, asthma, ulcer and obesity.