The Indian Council for Medical Research said that it would start testing of Ayurvedic, Unani, and Sidhha drugs on animals. The move comes after a communist party member, in support of disaffected labor, alleged that a popular yoga and Ayurvedic teacher/practitioner is using human bones in the drugs that he manufactures. Following this allegation, the Union Health Ministry had issued a statement that Ayurvedic drugs will be tested for content. However, the latest move is to determine the quantity of heavy metals that is present in samples of various products and not for its DNA makeup as originally planned. In December 2004, The Journal of American Medical Association published a study that showed the presence of heavy metals in some Ayurvedic drugs. While heavy metals are used in Ayurvedic "Basmams" they are processed so the metals are reduced to their oxide and sulphide form through the use of some very specific ancient procedures. The Health Ministry has not revealed the objective, sampling technique, study methodology, and analytical processes they plan to use. This is the most elaborate attempt made to regulate 9000 Ayurvedic companies that produce and sell drugs worth USD 14.2 billion. While allopathic drugs are "regulated" they hardly carry any information. These traditional medicines are expected to carry a label that contains nutritional, ingredient, and usage instructions.