[MPWG] Comments on recent research finding about Ayurvedic Formulation.

[pankaj oudhia]

Thank you very much for your comments.
regards
Pankaj Oudhia


[The link to my article on Hartal is
Traditional Medicinal knowledge about Hartal in Chhattisgarh, India
http://botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/219_hartal.html  ]
 
 
HerbCowboy at aol.com wrote:
All products studied in this paper were produced in India, so far as the paper reports. Some of the most well-known brands in India are represented: Baidyanath, Himalaya, and Zandu.
 
Regardless of the traditional uses of heavy metals in Ayurveda, they are not warranted in products sold in the U.S. The tested products were obtained by the researchers from ethnic Indian grocery stores, not from natural food stores or from mainstream grocery or drugstores. Containing these toxic heavy metals, they are not dietary supplements under U.S. law, but adulterated and misbranded drugs.
 
---Mark Blumenthal
 
In a message dated 12/20/2004 1:51:27 AM Central Standard Time, pankajoudhia at yahoo.com writes:
I have few queries before giving comments.In Ayuerveda and many 
other systems of medicine including Homoeopathy Arsenic and other 
chemicals are used as medicine. 
 
Hartal is one of these medicines in 
which sulphides of Arsenic are used.The details of Hartal can be 
obtained from
Traditional Medicinal knowledge about Hartal in Chhattisgarh, 
India
http://www.rediffmail.com/cgi-bin/red.cgi?red=http%3A%2F%2Fbotanical%2Ecom%2Fsite%2Fcolumn%5Fpoudhia%2F219%5Fhartal%2Ehtml

Arsenic album is one of the frequently used medicine in 
Homoeopathy.It is reported to be very effective against cancer.I 
would also like to add that Arsenic is not always harmful.
 
In many parts of World Arsenic is used by the women for getting beauty and 
by men as tonic.

Similiar is the case with Mercury (Parad) and Lead.
 
Its use requires expertise.

>From the researchers of present study I would like to get the 
names of these products.There is a possiblity of presence of these 
chemicals in these products as age old formulation.

It seems from the study that the conclusion has been drawn in 
hurry.Also for confirmation more study is needed .The team of Herb 
experts is needed in the study for correct interpretation.

This claim is also needed confirmation that these products are 
prepared in India or it is mere a conclusion based on the 
information given in labels.

 
regards
 
Pankaj Oudhia
http://botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/poudhia_index.html



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