After a Tamil Nadu college student's death linked to borax consumption, doctors warn that social media is promoting dangerous, unverified uses of borax for other ailments too.

Madurai: Doctors at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai declared a first-year college student dead after she consumed a substance known as borax (locally called Vengaram) for weight ...

For the unversed, borax, also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or boric acid, is a powdery white mineral that has been used as a cleaning product for several decades.