After Samantha Ruth Prabhu, The Liver Doc Calls Out Nayantara Over Hibiscus Tea Post: ' If She Had...'

After Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Dr Cyriac Abby Philips aka “The Liver Doc” has now called out actress Nayantara following her Instagram post praising the medicinal values of hibiscus flower tea. Nayantara, in her post, tagged her nutritionist and claimed that hibiscus flower tea has been used in Ayurveda for a long time, highlighting its high antioxidant content and its benefits in controlling diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart-related ailments.

In response, the liver doctor took to X (formerly Twitter) to debunk these claims, citing a few research papers that argue there isn’t sufficient evidence to support such claims. He wrote that more rigorous scientific proof is needed before making definitive health claims about hibiscus flower.

“This is cinema actress Nayantara who has more than twice the following of the other actress Samantha miselading her 8.7 million followers on a supplement called hibiscus tea. If she had stopped at hibiscus tea is kind of tasty, that would have been ok. But no, they have to go ahead and blow their health-illiteracy trumpet and also claim that hibiscus tea is helpful in diabetes, high blood pressure, acne, antibacterial and protects against the flu. Well, none of the above claims have been proven,” he wrote.

Following the note by the doctor, Nayanthara deleted her post. This is not the first time that the doctor has called out a celebrity. Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s post about using hydrogen peroxide nebulisation initiated a debate online, leading to the Liver Doc slamming the actress and calling her a “health illiterate”. The doctor had demanded a stern punishment against Samantha and stated that she should be put in jail. “In a rational and scientifically progressive society, this woman will be charged with endangering public health and fined or put behind bars. She needs help or a better advisor in her team,” he had written.